Public Health Innovation
Our Grand Rounds lecture series will focus on public health innovation this year. This is the third year that the School of Public Health has hosted distinguished public health leaders to speak on current topics and trends in public health research and practice. We invite community members and public health practitioners to join University of Maryland students, faculty and staff for these dynamic and educational talks. Additional lectures in this year's series will be announced as they are confirmed. Lectures will be held in the School of Public Health lecture hall, room 1312.
Please register to participate for free. View directions to the UMD School of Public Health.
Please register to participate for free. View directions to the UMD School of Public Health.
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| Dr. Roberta Ness |
Friday, September 20, 2013
1:30-3:00 PM
So You Think You Can Innovate?
Dr. Roberta NessDean, University of Texas School of Public Health
Dr. Roberta Ness is an internationally recognized expert in medicine and public health. She has been at the forefront of women's health research, being one of the first to propose the research paradigm now termed gender based biology. In 325 peer-reviewed publications and over 20 federally funded grants, Dr. Ness has explored the epidemiology of ovarian cancer, preeclampsia, and pelvic inflammatory disease; adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes; links between reproductive history and cardiovascular disease; and bacterial sexually transmitted infections. Dr. Ness is also known for her work on teaching innovation. She is currently principal investigator on a training grant on innovative thinking funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
Location: School of Public Health Building, Room 1312.
Friday, October 4, 2013
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| Dr. Scott Ratzan |
1:30-3:00 PM
Inspiring Smart Choices: Advancing With Communication and Health Literacy
Dr. Scott Ratzan
Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Dr. Ratzan has made major contributions to improve public health domestically and internationally. He has served as the Vice President of Global Health at Johnson & Johnson, Senior Technical Adviser in the Bureau for Global Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Executive Director of health communication technology and innovation at the Academy for Educational Development, and founder and director of the Emerson-Tufts Program in Health Communication. He co-authored the definition of health literacy that serves as the basis for U.S. efforts and has pioneered innovation in mobile health (mHealth) communication, including the invention of the Digital Health Score. Additionally, Dr. Ratzan is the Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, co-chair of the United Nations Secretary General’s Every Woman Every Child Innovation Working Group, a member of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Health Literacy, and a former Ambassador for global health research selected by Research!America. He also serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Well-Being and Mental Health, the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the RAND Health Board of Advisors.
Dr. Ratzan maintains faculty appointments at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, and The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
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