Published on March 30, 2016 by Katie Stripling  
public health week

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s School of Public Health will be hosting events April 5–8 to celebrate National Public Health Week (NPHW). The events will take place throughout ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s campus to raise awareness about different issues regarding public health. Each day, there will be a variety of events and activities offered, as well as tables set up in Harry’s Coffeehouse in University Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with giveaways and information about NPHW. 

The week’s activities start Tuesday, April 5, with a panel discussion in  Christenberry Planetarium about sexual assault awareness and prevention that is sponsored by the University Care Team and University Counseling Services.

On Wednesday, April 6, there will be a campus prayer walk in recognition of National Walking Day. The walk will begin at 1:15 p.m. on the steps in front of University Library. Internationally recognized human trafficking, criminal behavior and victimization expert Sunny Slaughter will present “Invest Wisely in the Matters of Change: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health and Human Trafficking as a Human Rights Issue” at 3 p.m.; this event will offer convocation credit for all students who attend. 

On the first floor of University Library on Thursday, April 7, there will be a photo essay exhibition, Photos from the Field, to honor the launch of Public Health 101. Later that evening, there will be a film event: The Forgotten Plague, for convocation credit in Brock Forum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

To conclude the National Public Health Week events on Friday, there will be informational tables in Harry’s Coffeehouse from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. offering information about public health courses and careers, and an opportunity to sign the Generation Public Health pledge.

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in public health. To learn more about these programs, go to samford.edu/go/publichealth.

 

 
¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.