Johns Hopkins University

2017 Public Health Symposium in Asia:

THE PRICE OF PROGRESS

Public Health Challenges Arising from an Evolving Asia

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MISSION STATEMENT

The goal of the Symposium is to provide a platform for undergraduate and graduate students from across the country to explore general public health issues in Asia. We seek to foster a comfortable, constructive environment in which students present their research, expose themselves to the research of others, and receive feedback from professionals and peers.

2017 SYMPOSIUM THEME

The rapid growth within the Asian region has been highly beneficial in a multitude of ways, but new challenges frequently follow new advancements. As Asia modernizes and urbanizes, it is forced to combat unprecedented health threats. This symposium seeks to bring forth a holistic view of Asia’s public health status through a representation of many different nations.

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3RD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
12-4PM
CHARLES COMMONS SALON B

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Our Past Symposium Speakers

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DR. FRANK HU

2016 Symposium

Dr. Frank Hu is a professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. His research focuses on the different social and genetic determinants of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. His findings have contributed to current public health recommendations and policies for prevention of chronic diseases.

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DR. VINCENT MARIE TURBAT

2016 Symposium

Dr. Turbat worked for 19 years at the World Bank, taking on various roles including health economist and the country manager for Niger. During his time there, he was involved with developing health sector learning programs for issues such as health financing, health sector reform, pharmaceuticals, and HIV/AIDS.

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DR. DAVID PETERS

2016 Symposium

Dr. Peters is a professor and chair of the International Health Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has previously served as a Senior Public Health Specialist for the World Bank and is currently working on a project to strengthen the public health systems in Liberia following the wake of the ebola epidemic.

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DR. JOHN GROOPMAN

2015 Symposium

Dr. John Groopman is the Anna M. Baetjer Professor of Environmental Health at the JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in the School of Medicine. He is committed to interdisciplinary and translational research in oncology and public health.

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DR. ELANAH URETSKY

2015 Symposium

Dr. Elanah Uretsky is an assistant professor of global health, anthropology, and international affairs at George Washington University. By conducting ethnographic research, she investigates at how masculinity, male sexuality and informal modes of governance in post-Mao China affect the development and administration of China’s HIV epidemic.

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DR. YOUFA WANG

2015 Symposium

Dr. Youfa Wang is a professor of epidemiology, environmental health, and pediatrics at University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Collaborating with institutions from around the world, he directs the Global Childhood Obesity Intervention Program. Before joining UB, he served as the founding director of the JHU Global Center on Childhood Obesity.

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DR. NORMAN EPSTEIN

2017 Symposium

Dr. Norman Epstein is the director of the the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. His work abroad focuses on developing family therapy training in China and he has presented 120 research papers and 88 training workshops on couple and family therapy at national and international professional meetings.

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DR. PAUL KADETZ

2017 Symposium

Dr. Paul Kadetz is the Chair of the Department of Public Health, Director of the Master in Public Health program, and Associate Professor at the Marshall University. He is also a senior research fellow at the University of Liverpool in Suzhou, China and has co-edited a volume of the Handbook of Welfare in China published by Edward Elgar Press.

CALL FOR PAPER

Send Us Your Proposal by 1/10/2017

To participate in this year’s symposium, email us the paper’s title,your contact information, and an abstract. Click here for more information.

CONTACT US

Questions? Comments?

Applications to join PHSA are available annually in September. Feel free to email us at [email protected] or visit us at 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218.