SHDH Current Events

Translational epidemiology: are we ready for a population perspective in our research?

The concept of translational research has been instrumental for exploiting discoveries of basic science for the benefit of patients. Beyond the resulting “predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory” medicine, an additional translation is to integrate a population perspective and achieve health benefits at the population level. Epidemiologists and more generally, public health scientists, should play a key role in this translation. Examples will come from the fields of HIV and Alzheimer Disease.

Geneviève Chêne, MD, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics and Public Health,
Bordeaux School of Public Health (ISPED), France

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m. FXB G-13

Inequality and Dysfunctional Societies

Great inequality is socially dysfunctional. The scale of material inequality has powerful psychosocial effects: it increases the importance of social stratification and the prevalence of almost all the problems associated with low social status. Richard Wilkinson will show the relationships and suggest the likely causal processes they reflect.

Richard Wilkinson

Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology,
University of Nottingham,
The Equality Trust, Co-Director

Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m. Kresge G-2

Developing effective anti-racism interventions: Lessons from Australia

Racism as a critical determinant of racial/ethnic inequalities in health for minority populations throughout the world is now widely acknowledged. However, racism remains pervasive across settings and countries both in everyday interpersonal encounters and entrenched within societal systems and institutions. Evidence of effective anti-racism strategies and interventions is far less well established. This presentation will outline recent work currently underway in Australia to develop, implement and evaluate anti-racism interventions across a range of settings, including policy frameworks; a multi-level multi-setting placed based program implemented within local government contexts, workplaces and schools; a museum-based anti-racism initiative; bystander action; and promotion of intercultural understanding and positive attitudes towards cultural diversity within education settings.

Naomi Priest, PhD

Senior Research Fellow in Public Health and Health Inequalities,
McCaughey Centre: VicHealth Centre for Community Wellbeing
Melbourne School of Population Health, Australia

Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012
12:30-1:30 p.m. FXB G-13