HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
and the
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER

present

Public Health Challenges and Achievements:
1935-2010
A Conference Celebrating Hofstra University's 75th Anniversary

Thursday and Friday
November 4 and 5, 2010

This conference will highlight challenges and advances in public health over the past 75 years, from 1935-2010. Hofstra faculty, students and alumni, together with other leaders in the fields of public health policy, research, advocacy, education and practice, will examine critical milestones of the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today.

Primary Conference Themes

• The Changing Face of Morbidity
• History and Integration of Physical Activity and Fitness Reform
• Inequities in Health Care Access and Outcomes
• Advancements in Women's Health and the Challenges that Remain
• The Public Health Response to Environmental Traumas

Preliminary Format

• High Profile Keynote Speakers
• Panel Presentations with Leading Researchers, Practitioners, Officials and Advocates
• Student Poster Presentations on Conference Themes
• Film Viewing "Unnatural Causes" Moderated by Regional Leader in Health Equity