National Public Health Week

National Public Health Week

Please join Adelphi’s Health and Wellness Team and the Public Health program for a fun week of learning and interactive activities in celebration of National Public Health Week.

This year’s theme is “Protecting, Connecting, and Thriving: We Are All Public Health”.

National Public Health WeekThese events are open to all community members – a chance to connect, learn, and celebrate the power of public health.

While attending an Adelphi National Public Health event, please be sure to use the hashtag #PANTHERNPHW24!

Schedule of Events

Monday, April 1, 2024

Time Location Activity
11:00am – 11:45am Virtual Now What?!? The Future of COVID Post-Pandemic

Presented by K.C. Rondello, MD, a disaster epidemiologist and clinical associate professor at Adelphi University

12:003:00pm University Center, Second Floor Alcohol Awareness Activities
12:003:00pm University Center, Second Floor Health and Wellness Social
12:003:00pm Angello Alumni House, Cambridge Avenue Hearing Screenings
12:003:00pm Hagedorn Hall, Parking Lot STD/HIV Testing with Planned Parenthood
12:003:00pm University Center, Second Floor Smoking Cessation
12:003:00pm University Center, Second Floor Colorectal Cancer Screening

Distribution of FIT kits (stool-based test)

12:003:00pm University Center, Second Floor Narcan Training
12:00pm University Center, Ballroom Nutritional Offering and Cooking Demonstration
12:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Pilates
1:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Barre
2:00pm University Center, Mindfulness Center Relaxation Meditation
3:00pm 3:45pm Virtual Sexual Health Education and Prevention

Presented by David W. Rosenthal, DO, PhD, Medical Director of the HIV Program at Northwell Health

6:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Kickboxing
7:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Cycle

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Time Location Activity
12:001:30pm Outdoors between Linen and Eddy
Halls
Community Garden Opportunities

Presented by the Center for Student and Community Engagement

12:15pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Pilates
6:00 – 7:00pm Virtual Food Insecurity: Experiences from a Large Multimillion Dollar Food Distribution Center

Presented by CDR (Ret.) Harlem Gunness, PhD, MPH

7:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio

Cycle

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Time Location Activity
On-Demand Virtual Epilepsy Foundation’s Free Epilepsy Certificate Course
12:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio TRX
12:002:00pm Angello Alumni House, Cambridge Avenue Stop The Bleed Skills Assessment

All attending must register in person at the Health Fair on April 1 and complete the virtual course prior.

12:001:30pm University Center, 211-212 Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training
1:00pm University Center, Mindfulness Center Vinyasa Yoga
1:00 – 2:30pm Virtual Building Bridges to Health Equity: Unpacking the Impact of Social Determinants

Presented by Deborah Stamps, EdD, MBA, MS, RN, GNP, NE-BC, CDE®, FAAN

7:00 – 8:30pm Virtual MPH Alumni Gathering

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Time Location Activity
4:00 – 5:00pm Virtual The Renfrew Center of New York City – Body Image

A presentation for students by Taylor Beckman, a primary therapist at The Renfrew Center of New York specializing in drama therapy. 

5:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Power Yoga
6:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Flow-N-Restore
6:00pm Hybrid: Nexus Building, Room 274 and Virtual MPH Student Town Hall

This is only for current students in the Master in Public Health program at Adelphi.

7:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Studio Cycle

Friday, April 5, 2024

Time Location Activity
4:008:00pm Center for Recreation and Sports, Gym Relay for Life

 

Collaborators and Sponsors

  • Epidemiology/Emergency Management: Dr. K.C. Rondello
  • Health Outreach Department: Tommy Agurkis, Amanda Oppel and Peer Educators
  • Environmental Health and Safety: Joseph Kim
  • Hy Weinberg Speech and Hearing Center: Anne Svkarla
  • Interfaith Center: Michael Hoffner
  • Campus Recreation and Personal Training: Linda Gundrum
  • College of Nursing and Public Health: Dr. Pilar Martin
  • Breast Cancer Hotline: Stefni Bogard
  • Exercise Science and Adult Fitness Programs: John Wygand
  • Dining Services: Jennifer Schirmacher
  • Nutritional Services: Lauren Ciuffo
  • Health Services Center
  • Center for Student and Community Engagement: Kelsey D’Andrea
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Adelphi University require that all events be accessible. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the event host identified on the event webpage; please allow for a reasonable time frame. The event host, when necessary, will collaborate with the Student Access Office.

Pursue Your Passion for Public Health

Interested in promoting health equity on both a local and global scale? Public health is a growing field that covers a wide spectrum of disciplines and issues, including communicable disease, chronic disease, health education, environmental safety, access to healthcare and healthful lifestyles.

Event Coordinators

Health and Wellness Team
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