Partners in Public Health

Make a gift to public health today

Check back for the announcement of the next Partners in Public Health Luncheon and guest speaker.

Partners in Public Health is a group of members dedicated to supporting the mission of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health: eradicating health disparities, and promoting healthy people and communities. Our partners also focus on supporting public health initiatives through advocacy, educational programming, and outreach.

The annual Partners in Public Health Luncheon is one of many activities drawing keynote speakers with national and regional public health expertise. Timely topics have included:

Maternal and Child Health: Why it Matters to Our Communities
Proposed Changes to the Affordable Care Act
Global Public Health Threats and Exceptional Opportunities
Ending Pandemics: Big Ideas, Big Data and You!
Public Health: The Solution to an Increasing Disease and Economic Burden
Universal Health Care
Our Children’s Health, Our Children’s School: A Call to Action
Skinny Stars vs. Super Sized Servings: How Do We Practice Public Health in a Media Culture
Border Health: Unique Opportunities and Challenges
Veterans and the Public Health: Caring for our Heroes in the 21st Century

Join Partners in Public Health

Members of Partners in Public Health donate $200 or more annually to the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. The money raised is used to inform, educate and empower people with knowledge about today’s most critical health issues.

Partner with community leaders, organizations and clubs.
Raise funds for key public health programs and efforts.
Support public health legislation and policy efforts.

Partners in Public Health members receive:

Invitation to the Annual Partners in Public Health Luncheon.
Invitation to seminars, lectures and special events.
Email alerts about the latest public health concerns and issues.
Recognition on the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health website.

Dr. Carmona and Dean Iman Hakim at the 2015 Partners in Public Health luncheon.

Partners in Public Health Luncheon: From left, David Adame, President, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC); Gilbert Arvizu (CPLC scholarship recipient); Dean Iman Hakim; Dr. Richard Carmona; Magdalena Verdugo, (CPLC); Harry Garewal, CEO, Trin & Associates.