Public Health Week Events
Apr. 7, 2009 by Lisa Currie
National Public Health Week - April 6th-12th 2009
Monday April 6th
Sick Around America Film Screening
8pm @ PAC 002
An investigation into the failures of America’s health care system. Discussion will follow.
Tuesday April 7th
Health and Prisons Presentation
6:30pm @ Usdan 110
Come hear Jamal Ahmed ‘09, Hannan Braun ‘09, and Roy Chung ’09 present on prison rape, mental health care in prisons, and the prevalence of tuberculosis in prisons. Co-sponsored by WesPrep.
Wednesday April 8th
Write to your legislator day!
12pm @ Usdan Café
We’ll have materials ready for you to write, email, or call your legislator to voice your support of immediate health reform in the US.
Thursday April 9th
Free STI Testing
11am-2pm @ Eclectic
Sponsored by Aids and Sexual Health Awareness (ASHA)
Friday April 10th
Health Policy and a Pint
12pm @ Exley 137
This will be a session for anyone interested in health policy. We will discuss current topics in health policy and address what we, as students, can do to enact political change. Co-sponsored by Wesleyan’s chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).
Sponsored by HealthCAN, WesPrep, ASHA, and AMSA