1/25: Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: A Social & Environmental Justice Issue
Thursday, January 25th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: The tobacco industry wrote the playbook for all other industries that rely on predatory practices that harm human, environmental and ecological health. That playbook leads to premature death and reduced quality of life for communities, particularly those already experiencing health and economic disparities. As […]
Rescheduled: Transgender Public Health in Maine Through the Lens of Tobacco Use
Thursday, January 5, 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST Description: This presentation gives a detailed look at the current state of public health for transgender people in Maine. Topics of interest include experiences of sexual, domestic, family, and physical violence; suicide and mental health disparities; and barriers to healthcare access across specialties. This presentation […]
1/12 Health Professionals, Peace through Health and American Fragility in a Pandemic Era
Wednesday, January 12 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST Description: Fragility is a term often used to describe countries that are emerging from conflict. The United States, assessed in 2018 to be the country most able to deal with a disaster, has tragically performed the worst of any industrialized country in the COVID pandemic. […]