NDSU PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK 2019 APRIL 1-5,

2019
Please forward to interested individuals!! There are many great events to choose!

Most lecture/events can be viewed live through Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/NDSUMPH/

Some are also available through an IVN connection.

Monday April 1
What: Infectious Disease Workshop/Outbreak Activity
Who: Levi Schlosser (MPH Management of Infectious Diseases student) and Mallory Koshiol, MPH
(Director of Quality at Sanford, NDSU MPH Alum)
When: 10am-12pm
Where: Hidatsa Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

Tuesday April 2
What: Indigenous Evaluation and Data Considerations in Tribal Communities
Who: American Indian Public Health Resource Center
When: 10am
Where: Arikara Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

What: “Liquid Nicotine, Vape Stores, and Public Health Policy Solutions”
Who: Dr. Kelly Buettner-Schmidt
When: 1-2 pm
Where: Arikara Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

What: “Tobacco: Not What it Used to Be”

Who: Jason McCoy (Tobacco Prevention Coordinator from Clay, Becker, Wilkin, OtterTail Counties and
NDSU MPH Alum)
When: 2-3 pm
Where: Arikara Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

Wednesday April 3
What: Mary J. Berg Women’s Public Health Lecture
Topic: Women's Mental Health & Impact on Life & Work
Who: Dr. Ninez Ponce (UCLA Professor, Fielding School of Public Health, Center for Health Policy Research
and the Center for Global and Immigrant Health)
When: 11:30am-1pm (Light Refreshment Reception to follow)
Where: Hidatsa Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

Dr. Ninez Ponce serves as principal investigator for the California Health Interview Survey. Dr. Ponce lead
pioneering efforts in her multicultural survey research that focused on understanding the effects of
macroeconomic changes on health and health care access in developing countries, in low-income
neighborhoods and among racial/ethnic groups in the U.S.
Thursday April 4
What: American Indian Public Health Day (watch for events announced separately)
When: 10am-2:30pm
Where: Alumni Center
Tribal Sovereignty and Economic Development
Combatting the Epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women
Traditional "Food as Medicine" Meal
Intergenerational Healing Activity

What: Examining #metoo Through an NDSU Lens

Who: Dr. Mary Larson, Dr. Andrea Huseth-Zosel, Dr. Kjersten Nelson
When: 3-4pm
Where: Mandan Room, Memorial Union and Facebook Live

What: How one American Indian man found the resiliency and courage to overcome the challenges that
confronted him: Lessons to share to overcome adversity
Who: Ron Brownotter
Most Americans do not know a Native American person nor have they had the pleasure of learning about
their lived experience. Please join us during Public Health Week as Mr. Ron Brownotter, Native American
Businessman, Buffalo Rancher, and former Standing Rock Tribal Councilman, talks about his journey to
reach the American Dream. Ron Brownotter describes the terrain of his 20,000 acre buffalo ranch located
along the Grand River in Corson County @ https://www.aberdeennews.com/entertainment/a-look-at-
the-acre-brownotter-buffalo-ranch/video_c23cbdf4-505c-11e6-a77a-2f0f33f7785b.html
When: 5-8pm
Where: Prairie Room, Memorial Union
IVN: https://join.nd.gov/1675070

Friday April 5:
What: Public Health Film Festival
When: 10am-2pm
Where: Century Theatre – stroll in at your leisure and catch a film
Possible Films Include:
Symphony of the Soil
Period. End of Sentence
The Raising of American
Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic
Half the Sky