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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | SEPTEMBER 2023

Dear Friends of the College,
The Fall 2023 semester is underway, and we have had a good start to the academic year! In the middle of this month, Hispanic Heritage Month begins (September 15 to October 15). I want to thank all our staff and faculty who continue to support our Latinx students and Hispanic communities in Arizona. We are ranked in the top 5 nationally among schools and colleges of public health for the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students in our programs!

I was pleased to join many students, staff, and faculty at the Student Mixer last week, organized by our Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in collaboration with our Office of Student Affairs, to build connections for our community. I encourage you to check out the photos in our recap gallery – it was a great way to bring our college family together! Thanks to all our faculty and staff who volunteered to serve the food and help with the event.

Upcoming Events
Our Fall 2023 event calendar is now in full swing, and I hope you all will join us to connect, discover, and celebrate. I will highlight a few of our upcoming events here, and you can always check our full college calendar where we regularly add new events.

Two of our students will be part of the panel for a discussion event, Exploring Equity through a New Global Classroom: A Community Dialogue and Panel. Organized by Arizona Town Hall in collaboration with the University of Arizona, the community dialogue event will focus on lessons learned through UArizona’s Cultural and Inclusive Experiential Learning Opportunities (CIELO) program. Register now to attend in-person on the evening of Monday, September 18.

Also in September, join us for the second annual Feast For Your Brain event, a healthy aging engagement event to promote the Precision Aging Network and mindcrowd.org , with performances, activities, food, and fun for the whole family on Saturday, September 23, in the HSIB building on the UArizona Health Sciences campus.

At the start of October, we are excited for the return of our annual Social Justice Symposium, organized by students, to advance social justice issues. The theme for this year’s symposium will be Mental Health: Bringing the Community and Its Resources Together and and it will take place virtually on Friday, October 6. Watch for more information coming soon.

Finally, I invite everyone to join our 2023 Homecoming Celebration and alumni awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 1. We’re excited to come together, connect in person with our alumni, college community, and supporters, and celebrate all that we have achieved together. I hope to see you there, register today!

Faculty, Staff, and Students: Honors, Profiles, and Awards
We are very proud of all that our students, staff, and faculty accomplish and appreciate the recognition that comes their way.

Congratulations again to Dr. Karl Krupp who received a Fulbright award for a comparison study of policy for aging populations in Sweden and India. You can learn more in this story about his award and research in Health Sciences Connect.

I want to thank Dr. Jennifer Bea, Dr. Cynthia Thomson, and Dr. Robin Harris for all their work to renew the award from the National Cancer Institute to continue funding the STEP-UP program (Student Transformative Experiences to Progress Under-represented Professionals) that trains students to become cancer researchers in collaboration with the UArizona Cancer Center.

In our August Newsletter we mentioned the Arizona Farmworkers Enumeration Profile Study (AZ-FEPS), and I very much appreciate the work that Dr. Kate Ellingson and Priscila Ruedas, MPH, have done to advance AZ-FEPS! The study has now been announced in a news release from UArizona Health Sciences.

Gratitude for Our Community
I thank all of you for your ongoing support of the College and our public health mission. We live in troubling times, and so often public health offers solutions to the widespread suffering in this world.

As always, I look forward to working with you to support our diverse communities, both locally and globally, with the best public health education, service, and research.

Best Wishes for your Health and Safety,
Iman

September Highlight

Dr. Kacey Ernst Brings Collaborative Spirit to Lead Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Dr. Kacey Ernst brings deep experience in applied epidemiology, research, and education, alongside an extensive track record of cross-disciplinary collaboration to her new role as Department Chair for the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the college.

More >

Occupational Safety and Health Training Program Grant Renewed

The college’s successful Industrial Hygiene training program, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), received ongoing funding to support UArizona graduate students pursuing degrees in environmental and occupational health.

More >

College Researchers Featured in eBook Collection of Pandemic Border Health Studies

The journal Frontiers in Public Health recently published a special edition eBook that brings together research articles focused on the delivery of health services to underserved communities along the U.S./Mexico border during the COVID pandemic. Many of our faculty, staff, and students from the Zuckerman College of Public Health contributed!

More >

MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS

Could ‘One Health’ be the optimal approach for human, animal and environmental health?

Several of our MEZCOPH researchers who use a ‘One Health’ approach to research are featured in this article about meeting health challenges that arise from the intersection of human health, animal health, and environmental health and require collaborative solutions.

Inside Climate News >

Health Sciences Faculty Fund Scholarships for Students

Dean Iman Hakim is among Health Sciences faculty members who have established generous student scholarships to support the training of future professionals in their fields.

Health Sciences Connect >

There’s more mold on windowsills than anywhere else in your home – here, the best way to change that

Kelly Reynolds, PhD, MSPH, is quoted in this article about mold, pollen, dust and dirt on windowsills and the related health risks.

Woman's World >

CALENDAR

SEP
07

UA Leaders Impacting Latina/O/E/X, Hispanic, or Of Spanish Origin (LHS+) Communities

Join us to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month. UA Leaders will share their paths to leadership and what they are currently doing to make impacts positive impacts to the LHS+ local and national communities. Speakers include MEZCOPH’s own Velia Leybas Nuño, PhD, MSW, Interim Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
September 7, 2023 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Online event
Register here: tinyurl.com/4wefzhbe

SEP
08

People, Spaces, and History: Community-Engaged Oral History and Environmental Change

Denise Moreno Ramirez, PhD, President’s Post-Doctoral Fellow with MEZCOPH, presents about her community-engaged environmental justice research. Sponsored by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Geography, Development & Environment as part of the Fall 2023 Colloquium Series.
September 8, 2023. 3:30pm, ENR2 Building, room S-107. In-person and on Zoom
Zoom link for Dr. Ramirez presentation.

SEP
13

College Wide Seminar: The Power is in the Tale

Join the Health Promotion Sciences Department for “The Power is in the Tale: Digital Stories and Medical Training on Patient and Relationship Centered Care” presented by Martha Moore-Monroy, EdD, MA. The presentation will cover the results of a hermeneutic phenomenological study assessing how we can prepare physicians during their residency to practice under the new model.
September 13, 2023 from 12:00pm to 12:50pm. In-person at Drachman Hall A114 and Online at arizona.zoom.us/j/84689675221 (passcode: 421789)

SEP
18

Exploring Equity through a New Global Classroom: A Community Dialogue and Panel

Join us for an interactive dialogue on equity. A panel of faculty and students who have traveled with the University of Arizona’s Cultural and Inclusive Experiential Learning Opportunities (CIELO) will explore equity from around the world and in our state. Panelist include CIELO director, Dan Xayaphanh, current MEZCOPH MPH students, Lady Dorothy Elli and Tashina Machain, and many more.
September 18, 2023 from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. In-person at the Forum at Health Sciences Innovation Building (HSIB) and Online.
Learn more and register at: events.trellis.arizona.edu/f44lNu67/5a3U3nIwL40

SEP
21

2023 Arizona Health Equity Conference

The annual Arizona Health Equity Conference (AzHEC) is dedicated to reducing health disparities and promoting health equity through the domains of research, prevention, clinical care, and policy.
September 21, 2023. In-Person at Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix, AZ and Online.
Learn more and register at: www.azhealthequity.org

SEP
23

Feast for Your Brain – Healthy Aging Engagement Event

Join us for the second annual Feast for Your Brain event, presented by the Zuckerman College of Public Health and Precision Aging Network. Learn more about healthy aging, brain health, and MindCrowd, the first online research project that will help us discover how to reduce cognitive decline and disease as we age.
September 23, 2023 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. In-person at Health Sciences Innovation Building
Free entry! Visit mindcrowd.org/tucson to learn more.

OCT
06

16th Annual Social Justice Symposium

Join us for the 2023 Social Justice Symposium! The annual Social Justice Symposium facilitates dialogue surrounding the interrelationship of social issues and health between students, faculty, community partners, and other health professionals. The theme of this year’s Symposium is “Mental Health: Bringing the Community and Its Resources Together.”
October 6, 2023. Online event
Save the Date! More information coming soon.

OCT
07

Habitat for Humanity MEZCOPH community build day

Organized by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
October 7, 2023 from 7:00am to 1:00pm.
Registration and more information coming soon.

OCT
14

Hispanic Heritage Month MEZCOPH Celebration

Saturday, October 14. Watch for more information

NOV
01

2023 MEZCOPH Homecoming Celebration: Reunite with Public Health Alumni & Community Leaders

Join faculty, alumni, staff and students at our 2023 Homecoming Celebration! During this event, we will highlight updates at the College of Public Health and honor recipients of our 2023-2024 Alumni and MEZCOPH Community Leaders Awards. Join us to celebrate these community advocates for their outstanding service and leadership in the field of public health during this past year.
November 1, 2023 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. In-person at Arizona Inn, Tucson AZ
Register here: events.trellis.arizona.edu/f44lNu67/5a3U3nIqSUE

NOV
13

2023 APHA Reception – Atlanta GA

Join faculty, alumni, staff and students at our University of Arizona APHA Reception! This is a free event at the Glenn Hotel SkyLounge, close to the APHA Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
Connect and share with other Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health guests while overlooking the spectacular cityscape views. This rooftop venue was recently listed in Forbes Travel Guide as one of “Five Rooftop Bars to Visit in Atlanta” and voted as one of the “Top 23 Best Rooftop Lounges in the World” by ABC.com. Enjoy a variety of appetizers.
November 13, 2023 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. In-person at Glenn Hotel SkyLounge, Atlanta GA
Register here: events.trellis.arizona.edu/f44lNu67/5a3U3nIqS7f

WAYS TO GIVE

Funding for Rapid Health Response

Dean's Fund for Excellence
The Dean's Fund for Excellence provides support for the most urgent needs and allows us to respond quickly to initiatives in the college or health crises in our communities.
You can support this targeted fund by going to our UA Foundation page and making a contribution.

Discover more ways to give to the College of Public Health by visiting
publichealth.arizona.edu/support/ways-to-give

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