The following are prior Brown Bag seminars that took place from 2007-2009:

Fall 2009

October 14 , 2009

Location: UIC School of Public Health, Room 632
1603 W. Taylor St., Chicago

Time: 12:00 pm- 1:00pm

Speaker: Geraldine Gorman, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and
Administrative Nursing

Title: The Role of Performance Text (Storytelling) in Creating Social Justice

Spring 2009

April 22, 2009

MCH Career Panel:
The Job Search and Career Opportunities in the Field

Panelists:

Josephine Ansah, MPH, CHS/MCH, 2001 Graduate, Public Health Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Chicago Regional Office of HRSA Office of Performance Review

Shauna Gardino, MPH, CHS/MCH, 2008 Graduate, Clinical Research Coordinator, Oncofertility Consortium at Northwestern University

Italia Rolle, PhD, RD, CHS/MCH, 2006 Graduate, Epidemiologist
Division of Global Public Health Capacity Development, Coordinating Office for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Note: This panelist will be participating by phone)

Amanda Schultz, MPH, CHS/MCH, 2007 Graduate, UW-Madison Population Health Fellow, City of Milwaukee Health Department and Proyecto Salud

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Safety Net of Prevention

Anne Statton
Executive Director, Pediatric AIDS Chicago
Prevention Initiative Perinatal Rapid Testing Implementation in Illinois

The Seminar covered the Perinatal Rapid Testing Implementation Initiative in all Illinois hospitals, Illinois 24/7 Perinatal HIV Hotline and Enhanced Case Management system for identification and linkage to care for HIV-positive pregnant women. Illinois was recognized last year by the CDC for having a model perinatal HIV prevention program.

February 25, 2009

Unnatural Causes...is inequality making us sick?
Exploring Racial & Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health

Viewing of When the Bough Breaks and a discussion

Unnatural causes is a seven part documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health. The episode features the story of Kim Anderson, a successful lawyer, executive and mother. She did her best to ensure that her baby was healthy and received good prenatal care. However, two and a half months before her due date, she went into labor and her baby weighed less than three pounds. What happened?

For highly educated African American women like Kim, income and status do make a difference, but there's still something else at play: racism.

March 4th, 2009

Understanding Fertility Decision in the 21st Century: A Window into Women’s Decision
Making Surrounding the use of Emerging Reproductive and Genetic Technology

Speaker: Patricia E. Hershberger, PhD, APRN, BC
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Affiliate Assistant Professor, College of Medicine
BIRCWH Faculty Scholar, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Summary: This presentation blended Dr. Hershberger’s insight from her clinical observations while practicing as a registered nurse and advance practice nurse for over ten years in obstetrics and reproductive endocrinology and infertility with her recent scientific work
examining egg donation, fertility preservation among young with cancer, and couples’ choice surrounding the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Aspects of understanding the decision making process from the perspective of women and their partners were emphasized. Concluding remarks touched upon the individual, familial, and societal implications of these far-reaching and yet often uncharted decisions that involve the use of emerging biotechnologies.

 

 

Fall 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Domestic Violence: A Private Matter or a Public Health Issue?

October was domestic awareness month, which gave us an opportunity to talk about domestic violence and how it affects women, children, and families, and what we can do to address this issue. We learned about domestic violence, what is being done to address it at the community level, and we participated in a discussion about what role public health professionals can play in ending violence against women and their families.

 

Spring 2008

January 30, 2008

Missy Lavender, Executive Director and Founder, and Jennifer Hebert-Beirne, Vice President of Development & Research of Women's Health Foundation (WHF) overviewed pelvic health as a public health priority, presenting the epidemiology, social context and treatment approaches of Urinary Incontinence (UI) among women. Urinary incontinence prevalence, co-morbidities and treatment options were also discussed. A brief seated demo of Total Control™, a WHF pelvic health fitness program clinically proven to reduce (or eliminate!) bladder control problems, improve quality of life and strengthen orgasms, was given. 

Fall 2007

October 17, 2007

Katharine Bensinger, M.S., LCPC, discussed the Community Counseling Centers of Chicago's Parenting Education Program and its four core components: parenting classes, home visits, support services, and an ongoing support group.  Five protective factors that help strengthen families were also discussed.  Click here to download the presentation slides.

September 19, 2007

Victoria Persky, M.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UIC SPH, gave an update on her PEPs trial, a research project that has focused on the environmental aspects of the early childhood asthma prevalence in Chicago.

September 11, 2007

Dr. Michele Kelley and Christine Bozlak presented, "Youth Participation as a Protective Factor: Implications for improving adolescent well-being and community capacity for health." Dr. Myrtis Sullivan and Michael Rodriguez-Muniz were discussants for this presentation. This presentation was part of the Great Cities Institute Seminar Series, and the MCHP co-sponsored this seminar. Click here to download the presentation slides.

Spring 2007

January 24, 2007

Dr. Betsy Abrams from the UIC Dept. of Anthropology presented on Malaria During Pregnancy. This session was co-sponsored by the UIC Global Health Interest Group.

February 21, 2007

Dr. Barbara Risman, Co-Chair of the Council on Contemporary Families (located at UIC) presented on the mission and work of the newly established Council.

April 18, 2007

Dr. Laurie Schaffner from the UIC Dept. of Criminal Justice presented the qualitative research she has done involving youth in trouble with the law and the sociological and political responses by the juvenile corrections systems, both legal and psychiatric.