Given the current media hype about African-American men living on the down low (men who secretly have sex with men while also having sex with women), Dr. Malebranche and Dr. Wheeler will discuss the relevance of this topic - its myths, misconceptions, and implications for interventions and the HIV epidemic in the Black Community.
Join Dr. Gortmaker as he explores the effects of TV watching on children's activity levels, and pinpoints TV use as the single best predictor of childhood obesity. His research has found that the causes of the epidemic are rooted in the success of the food, television/film/videogame and advertising industries to encourage our children to buy more, eat more and watch more. He will discuss interventions and policies that can reduce excessive television viewing by children.
View the recorded plenary sessions to learn about the reciprocal influences of health and human rights, including the impact public health programs and policies have on human rights and health disparities; the consequences human rights violations have on health; the importance of health in realizing human rights; and the ways in which health educators can ensure that human rights are integrated into public health strategies to eliminate health disparities. Main subject areas include: population-based health systems; government speak versus people speak; environmental literacy; community-based participatory research; Massachusetts health care reform; and civil rights.
David Troxel, M.P.H. is nationally and internationally known for his writing and teaching in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and long-term care. He has co-authored four books and written numerous articles related to Alzheimer’s care. He has served as Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Alzheimer’s Assoc., a past Executive member of the American Public Health Association, and is a past member of the Ethics Advisory Panel for the US National Alzheimer’s Association. David is also a 1986 alumnus of the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
Lead is a toxin that can harm young children as their bodies develop. It can damage the organs in developing children or lead to learning and behavioral problems. This program will look at how recent surveillance data can be used to create a housing-based approach to eliminating lead poisoning. It will also look at how to best assess a child’s blood lead level and subsequent procedures, including further testing and guidance, if the lead level is elevated.
After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:
* Explain why exposure to environmental lead is a health concern for young children.
* Describe the steps taken to determine a child’s blood lead level and what happens if the level is elevated.
* Describe how the lead surveillance data is used to develop a housing based approach for the prevention of childhood lead poisoning.
Universal Design (UD) is a framework for the design of places, things, information, communication and policy that focuses on the user, on the widest range of people operating in the widest range of situations without special or separate design. It is a philosophy that can be applied to policy, systems and environmental changes, so that processes function better for a wider range of people. It developed in response to insights about the potential of design as an asset and facilitator to in response to changing demographics and the diversity of human populations, their abilities and their needs. UD is also called inclusive design, human centered design and design-for-all.
The principles of UD have a significant role in advancing Public Health efforts to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities among populations. The broadcast will discuss the principles of Universal Design and its application in building healthy communities. Speakers will discuss the evolution of this design philosophy and describe its influence on social and physical environments, architecture, communication, and product design as they relate to health and well-being. Speakers will highlight global examples of communities and projects that have utilized Universal Design to support healthy lifestyles and more inclusive and welcoming places. After watching this broadcast participants will be able to:
* Discuss the evolution of Universal Design and its focus on the “user”
* Identify and describe the principles of Universal Design and links to global health policy
* Explain practical tools for how Universal Design can benefit your community
* Describe strategies for integrating Universal Design into planning, policy and practice that can help to deliver improved livability and health
