This conference is hosted by the Master of Public Health Program in the School of Medicine's Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences. It is the primary forum through which MPH students present the results of their community-based practical experiences and research projects. These experiences - collectively referred to as the Culminating Experience - are the centerpiece of the CWRU MPH program. The conference gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired through their academic coursework to a problem involving the health of the community. Bringing together students, faculty, alumni, and community partners, the Public Health Innovations Conference is an opportunity for students to showcase the results of that work.
This spring's conference Keynote speaker will be , co-editor with Dr. Kimberly Howard Robinson of Akiva is an associate professor and Chair, Department of Health and Human Development at the Universoty of Pittsburgh. He will present, "From Micro-Interactions to Social Ecosystems: How People, Places, and Possibilities Shape our Lives" at 1:30 pm.
The conference is being held at the Midtown Collaboration Center, 6529 Euclid Avenue, in the Rise Conference Room and Innovation Hall.
8:00am Breakfast, Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:00am - 12:00pm Oral Presentations
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch & Poster Session
1:30pm Keynote Presentation: From Micro-Interactions to Social Ecosystems: How
People, Places, and Possibilities Shape our Lives
3:00pm - 4:00pm Oral Presentations