Center for Community and Public Health hosts lecture series
The University of 51小黄车 Center for Community and Public Health is hosting a year-long lecture series for 2009-'10 focused on an examination of health care issues facing Americans today.
The lectures will be offered by full-time faculty members from across the University as well as accomplished scholars of these issues who are not members of the 51小黄车community.
The lectures, which are free and open to the public, will be held at College of Pharmacy Hannaford Auditorium at UNE's Portland Campus.
The first three lectures are:
October 14, 2009, 3 p.m.
State Approaches to Improving Health-care Access: Health Insurance Reform in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont
Lecturer: Ronald Deprez, Ph.D., Executive Director of UNE's Center for Health Policy, Planning and Research
November 11, 2009, 3 p.m.
Examining the Complexity of Ambulatory Activity Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Implications for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Lecturer: Dr. Jim Cavanaugh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 51小黄车Department of Physical Therapy
December 16, 2009, 3 p.m.
Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative: Addressing Lifestyle for Young Patients and Their Families
Lecturer: Dr. Michele Polacsek, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, UNE's Public Health Program
December 16, 2009, 3 p.m.