Upcoming workshops address COVID’s impact on resilience, border health, Navajo Maternal and Child Health needs, and geohealth and climate change
The sixth annual Arizona Biomedical Research Centre Education Series is offering four events, April–June: Resilience, Resistance, Renovation and Rebirth Virtual Conference, April 22–23, 2021; Navajo Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment Workshop, May 6, 2021; COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health: Impact on the Border, May 19, 2021; and Chemical Toxicants in Water: A GeoHealth Workshop in the Context of Climate Change, June 14-16, 2021.
The series is an ongoing initiative to develop regional and statewide engagement in health and health equity research. The workshops bring together regional, national and international experts and participants from varied backgrounds.
Resilience, Resistance, Renovation, Rebirth Virtual Conference, April 22-23
SARS CoV-2 has affected the entire world and forced people to develop new patterns of normalcy. This international conference examines how COVID has changed art, poetry, culture, design theorem and medicine in the past year and explores what improvements pandemic isolation can inspire for future discoveries. The conference features both local and international artists, musicians, scientists, and architects and professors.
Navajo Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment Workshop, May 6
Authors of the 72-page Navajo Nation Maternal and Child Health Assessment discuss their approaches for collecting meaningful data from Navajo mothers and healthcare professionals in compiling the first Navajo Nation-specific Maternal and Child Health report through a partnership between the Arizona Department of Health and the Navajo Native American Research Center for Health.
The team, consisting of researchers from Diné College and Northern Arizona University, will present the challenges they met while retrieving and collecting data, the main findings of the report, their dissemination plans, and the future implications of their findings. A panel of the assessment authors will also summarize the major takeaways from their research experience and next steps for enhancing maternal and child health programs on the Navajo Nation.
COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health: Impacts on the Border, May 19
Decision makers, health officials, educators, and researchers will discuss health impacts of COVID-19 around the border. There will be representation from U.S. and Mexican professionals, as well as English and Spanish channel options for attendees.
The three panel discussions are: San Luis RC/Yuma County COVID 19 Impact on the Border/ Social Determinants of Health; Education Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic in the US-Mexico Border Region — Lessons Learned; and Research Updates and Strategies.
Chemical Toxicants in Water: A GeoHealth Perspective in the Context of Climate Change
Understanding the local, regional and global geospatial links between water contamination and human health is critical to evaluating exposure risks. This free virtual workshop will feature nine distinguished speakers across three themes — Chemicals of Emerging Concern, Arsenic in Water Resources and Intersection between Chemical Pollution and Climate Change.
All events are open to the public. Materials from past events are available in the past events.