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SUMMARY: 2017 Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION: This public health lecture series is named in honor of the his
 toric Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis\, the premier training ground
  for African American medical professionals.  Although it closed its doors 
 on August 17\, 1979\, we can learn much from the hospital’s history\, prese
 nted by the very people who worked diligently to provide […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>This public health lecture series is named
  in honor of the historic Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis\, the pre
 mier training ground for African American medical professionals.  Although 
 it closed its doors on August 17\, 1979\, we can learn much from the hospit
 al's history\, presented by the very people who worked diligently to provid
 e culturally sensitive care to the patients who so deeply trusted and loved
  them.</p><p><strong>Guest Speaker: Georges C. Benjamin<br /></strong></p><
 p><strong>Topic: Marshalling a Public Health Response to Trauma and Traumat
 ic Stress</strong></p><p>[caption id="attachment_3764" align="alignleft" wi
 dth="171"]<img class="wp-image-3764" src="https://mddiversity.wustl.edu/app
 /uploads/2017/09/Dr.-Georges-Benjamin-Headshot-Photo-645x818.jpg" alt="" wi
 dth="171" height="217" /> Georges C. Benjamin[/caption]</p><p>Georges C. Be
 njamin\, MD\, is well-known as a health leader\, practitioner and administr
 ator. He currently serves\, since December 2002\, as the executive director
  of the American Public Health Association\, the nation's oldest and larges
 t organization of public health professionals. He is also a former Secretar
 y of Health for the State of Maryland.      <strong><br /></strong></p><p>D
 r. Benjamin is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the U
 niversity of Illinois College of Medicine. He is board-certified in interna
 l medicine\, a Master of the American College of Physicians\, a fellow of t
 he National Academy of Public Administration\, a fellow emeritus of the Ame
 rican College of Emergency Physicians\, and a member of the National Academ
 y of Medicine. He serves on several non-profit boards such as Research!Amer
 ica\, the University of Maryland Medical System\, and the Reagan-Udall Foun
 dation.</p><p>He holds honorary fellowships in two British societies: the R
 oyal Society of Public Health\; and the Faculty of Public Health\, as well 
 as an honorary doctorate of science from the Meharry Medical College Nashvi
 lle Tennessee.  Dr. Benjamin is also a member of the National Infrastructur
 e Advisory Council\, a council that advises the President on how best to as
 sure the security of the nation’s critical infrastructure.</p><p><strong>Ho
 noree: Alive and Well</strong></p><p>Alive and Well STL is a community-wide
  effort focused on reducing the impact of <strong>stress and trauma</strong
 > on our health and well-being. <a href="http://www.aliveandwellstl.com/?pa
 ge_id=18">The research is clear</a>. Stress and traumatic experiences are m
 aking many of us sick and together are a leading cause of poor health outco
 mes.</p><p><strong>To become Alive and Well\, we need:</strong></p><ul><li 
 style="text-align: left\;">Informed\, supportive communities that recognize
  the impact of stress and trauma on people’s lives and their health.</li><l
 i style="text-align: left\;">Service providers who respond to individuals i
 n a way that acknowledges the impact of stress and trauma in their lives.</
 li><li style="text-align: left\;">Access to mental health services that rec
 ognize and address the impact of stress and trauma.</li><li style="text-ali
 gn: left\;">Communities and services that actively work to reduce exposure 
 to traumatic events and toxic stress.</li></ul><p><strong>Date:</strong><br
  />Friday\, October 27\, 2017</p><p><strong>Time:</strong><br />Reception: 
 6:00 pm<br />Dinner: 6:30 pm<br />Lecture: 7:30 pm</p><p><strong>Address:</
 strong><br />Washington University School of Medicine<br />Eric P. Newman C
 enter<br />320 S. Euclid Ave.\, St. Louis MO 63110</p><p>This event is free
  of charge but space is limited.</p><p><strong>Please RSVP by Friday\, Octo
 ber 20</strong> by calling 314-362-6854 or emailing the Office of Diversity
  Programs at medschooldiversity@wusm.wustl.edu.</p><p> </p>
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