Grand Rounds Lecture Series

 

Featuring: Ana V. Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology, Drexel University School of Public Health

 

"Investigating the Multilevel Determinants of Health: Lessons from Neighborhood Health Effects Research"

This presentation will review existing evidence on neighborhood health effects drawing on examples from studies of the effects of neighborhood conditions on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. It will highlight key difficulties and challenges, future directions, and potential policy implications. It will use the example of research on neighborhoods and health to illustrate public health approaches to investigating and intervening on the multilevel determinants of health more broadly.

 

The Grand Rounds Lecture Series is an exciting series of talks and discussions concerning local, national and international issues in public health practice and research. Previous speakers have included the Massachusetts’ Secretary of Health & Human Services, officials from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the Philadelphia Health Commissioner. These lectures provide an excellent opportunity for the Philadelphia community to keep informed and share insights about public health and medicine in a collegial atmosphere. CPH credits are available.