Subject: National Public Health Week Description: Greetings all, This week is National Public Health Week and the School of Public Health has several events that we hope you'll consider participating in. See below. Monday, 4/7, Nyumburu Cultural Center Networking Reception 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Friedgen Family Student Lounge Meet and network with Center faculty and staff and enjoy food and refreshments. Tuesday, 4/8, Public Health Research@Maryland Day 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Stamp Student Union Keynote lectures by former Surgeons General David Satcher and Richard Carmona. Explore and discover how students, universities, and communities are developing new tools and leadership strategies to address the public health challenges of the 21st century. Topics include the ACA, HIV/AIDS, cancer prevention, tobacco control and physical activity. Info and register here http://sph.umd.edu/PHRM Wednesday 4/9, Portraits of Social Change Exhibit and Reception 10-11 a.m., SPH Lobby, exhibit from April 7-11 in SPH Lobby Portraits of Social Change will be on exhibit in the SPH lobby all week. Meet the UMD Half the Sky Movement president and artist Melanie Oppenheimer during a bagel reception Wednesday. Thursday, 4/10, Test Your Health Literacy Booth 9:30 - 4:30 p.m., Stamp Student Union The Horowitz Center for Health Literacy will host an interactive booth at the Stamp Student Union that offers health information, activities and prizes. Friday, 4/11, National Launch of the 2014 Town Hall Meetings to Prevent Underage Drinking 10-11:15 a.m., Friedgen Family Student Lounge Learn more about the prevalence and consequences of underage drinking, and effective prevention strategies. The townhall is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of the Surgeon General, and the Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems. Friday and Saturday, 4/11 and 4/12 Gymkana Homeshow 7 p.m., Comcast Center The UMD Gymkana Troupe is hosting its 67th annual gymnastic exhibition, showcasing high-flying acrobatic circus performances by the troupe’s 80+ members. Based in the School of Public Health, Gymkana has a community outreach mission and serves to promote healthy, drug-free living. Other upcoming events not to miss: 4/16, : Love Canal: 35 Years After, with EJ activist Lois Gibbs (6 p.m., SPH room 1312) 4/21: Public Health Innovation Grand Rounds with UCSF’s Dr. Paula Braveman (2 p.m., SPH room 1312) “Shorter Lives, Poorer Health: The U.S. Health Disadvantage Relative to Other Affluent Countries.” Contact Person: Kelly Blake Contact Email: [log in to unmask]