Grand Rounds Lecture Series Podcasts

The Drexel School of Public Health provides podcasts of its Grand Rounds lectures, beginning with the 2007-08 lecture season.

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2011-12

• April 12, 2012 -- Susan Reverby, PhD, "Beyond Apologies and Melodramas: The US Public Health Service STD Studies in Tuskegee and Guatemala," (62 min. Streaming and MP4 download. Click here to download Dr. Reverby's PowerPoint file; technical difficulties prevented this from inclusion in video.)
• March 1, 2012 -- Bobbi Ryder, "Health for America's Harvesters,"(64 min. Streaming video. Click to download PDF version of presentation. Click here for more information about health risks faced by farm workers.)
• February 9, 2012 -- Sandro Galea, MD, "Trauma and the Mental Health of Global Populations," (76 min. Streaming and MP4 download).
• January 19, 2012 -- Diana L. Robins, PhD, "Toddler Screening for Austim Spectrum Disorder," (43 min. Streaming and MP4 download. Video files of patient interviews have been removed for reasons of privacy)
• December 1, 2011 -- Rajiv Rimal, PhD, "Health Communication in Action: Promoting HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa," (72 min. Streaming and MP4 download)
• October 27, 2011 -- Julie Overbaugh, PhD, "Taking the Leap: A Basic Scientist's Journey into Interdisciplinary, International HIV Research," (Presented by the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership: 56 min., streaming video file).

2010-11
 

• May 5, 2011 -- Tony Iton, MD, JD, MPH, "Building Healthy Communities: Translating Health Equity Rhetoric into Practice," (78 min., MP4 file).
• March 3, 2011 -- Matthew Kreuter, PhD, MPH, "Eliminating Health Disparities: Communication Strategies That Work," (65 min., MP4 file).
• February 17, 2011 -- F. Javier Nieto, MD, PhD, "The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin: A Novel Infrastructure for Community Health Research," (60 min., MP4 file).
• January 20, 2011 -- David Savitz, PhD, "The Public's Love/Hate Relationship with Epidemiology: The Burden of Being Relevant," (65 min., MP4 file). 
• December 2, 2010 -- Donna Petersen, ScD, "Maternal and Child Health and the New Public Health: A Global Lifecourse Perspective” (Dr. Petersen's lecture could not be recorded due to technical difficulties. Her PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded here.)
• October 14, 2010 -- Rebecca Allison, MD, "Transgender Health 2010," (58 min., MP4 file).
• October 7, 2010 -- Donald Schwarz, MD, "Get Healthy Philly!," (69 min., MP4 file).

2009-10:

• May 20, 2010 -- Matthew Miller, MD, "A Public Health Approach to Preventing Suicide," (62 min., MP4 file).
• April 1, 2010 -- Michelle Williams, ScD, "The Epidemiology of Diet, Physical Activity, Sleep and Gestational Diabetes: Time For Public Health Action," (67 min., MP4 file).
• March 4, 2010 -- Marta Tienda, PhD, "Hispanics and the Future of America," (66 min., MP4 file).
• February 23, 2010 -- Valerie Arkoosh, MD, "Health Care Reform: Future Implications for the Public's Health" (65 min., MP4 file).
• January 7, 2010 -- Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, "Program Collaboration and Service Integration" (61 min., MP4 file).
• December 3, 2009 -- Regan Hofmann, "The Deadly Power of HIV/AIDS Stigma: Why We Must Stop Stigma to End AIDS" (63 min., MP4 file).
• October 8, 2009 -- Timothy Fong, MD, "Pathological Gambling: A Hidden Public Health Issue" (60 min., MP4 file).

2008-09:
 

• May 21, 2009 -- Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, "Global HIV Prevention: Recent Research Achievements and Challenges" (78 min., MP4 file).
• April 2, 2009 -- JudyAnn Bigby, MD, "Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Impact on Access and Disparities" (53 min., MP4 file).
• March 12, 2009 -- Lawrence Caplin, DMD, CCHP, "Resilient Public Healthcare: Philadelphia's Oral Health Initiative" (54 min., MP4 file).
• February 26, 2009 -- Roni Neff, PhD, MS, "Towards a Healthy Sustainable Food System" (59 min., MP4 file).
• January 15, 2009 -- Donald Schwarz, MD, "Public Health in Philadelphia: Economics, Health and Disparities" (81 min., MP4 file).
• December 10, 2008 -- Frank Hu, MD, PhD, "Understanding the Complex Causes of Diabetes: Improving Guidance for Prevention and Management" (59 min., MP4 file).
• November 13, 2008 -- Susan Baker, MPH, ScD, "Injury as a Public Health Problem: Why Should You Care?" (64 min., MP4 file).
• October 23, 2008 -- Dr. Mehret Mandefro, "Digital Media and Public Health: Structural Nonviolence" (62 min., MP4 file; NOTE: Two video clips shown during Dr. Mandefro's lecture were not recorded due to copyright restriction; they are included in the podcast as audio-only).

2007-08:
 

• February 21, 2008 -- Dr. Loretta Jemmott, "Designing HIV Risk Reduction Interventions...Hearing the Community's Voices," (60 min., MP4 file)
• January 24, 2008 -- Dr. Jonathan Samet, "How and When Will the Lung Cancer Epidemic End? " (73 min., MP4 file)
• December 6, 2007 -- Dr. Carolyn Mazure, "Women's Health Research: From Vision to Innovation," (64 min., MP4 file)
• May 17, 2007 -- Stanton Miller, MD, MPH, "Is Camden Still Burning? The Role of Applied Public Health in the Rebirth of an American City," (55 min., MP4 file)
• April 19, 2007 -- Cheryl Healton, DrPH, "The American Legacy Foundation's truth® Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign," (58 min., MP4 file; NOTE: video clips shown during Dr. Healton's lecture were not recorded due to copyright restriction; they are included in the podcast as audio-only).
• April 5, 2007 -- Judy Norsigian, Executive Director: Our Bodies, Ourselves, "The Media and Women's Health," (76 min., MP4 file).
• March 15, 2007 -- Dr. James Colgrove, "The Politics of Vaccination in American History" (59 min., MP4 file).
• March 1, 2007 -- Dr. Barry Castleman, "Corporate Liability Defense Strategy Interferes with Public Health: Power Politics, Science for Sale and Warning Mechanics About Asbestos Hazards" (60 min., MP4 file).
• February 15, 2007 -- Dr. Stephen Levin, "Health Effects Among WTC Rescue and Recovery Workers" (86 min., MP4 file; NOTE: PowerPoint slides not recorded due to copyright restriction).
• February 1, 2007 -- Dr. Sunil Kripalani, "Low Health Literary: The Most Prevalent Issue in Public Health" (60 min., MP4 file).