Turning the Tide: A New Generation of Public Health Interventions
Friday, April 28, 2017
Columbia Faculty House
64 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027
Thank you for attending Turning the Tide: A New Generation of Public Health Interventions!
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Designing effective, methodologically rigorous, and sustainable interventions demands ongoing exploration. This conference highlights the evolving public health intervention landscape including technology-based interventions, multi-level interventions, social marketing and social policy interventions, behavioral economics and cutting-edge analytic techniques.
Turning the Tide convened leading social and behavioral public health scientists from across the country. Attendees included faculty and students from a variety of public health schools, leaders from non-profit organizations, government workers, doctors, research scientists and public health practitioners. The conference provided a unique focus on experiential workshops to facilitate discourse, networking and application of methods.
Guest Speakers and their presentations: (click on titles for pdfs)
Optimizing Interventions
- Christina A. Roberto, PhD: Behavioral Science Insights for Public Health
- Mark Hatzenbuehler, PhD: Social Policies and Health Disparities
- Meredith Minkler, DrPH: Multilevel Interventions for Improving Health Equity
Applying Technology
- Joe Smyser, PhD: Whiz-Bang Technology For Public Health
- Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD: Technology, Big Data and Mixed Methods
- Lorien Abroms, ScD: Text Delivered Interventions
Enhancing Rigor
- Daniel Giovenco, PhD: Community Mapping and Utilizing Geographic Data
- Linda Collins, PhD: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
- Tom Valente, PhD: Social Network Analysis
For further information, please contact Azure Nowara, aen2129@columbia.edu.
Conference Organizers:
Dr. Gina Wingood, Director, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, Sidney and Helaine Lerner Professor of Public Health Promotion, gw2326@columbia.edu
Dr. Rachel Shelton, Associate Director of Research, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, rs3108@columbia.edu
Azure Nowara, Center Coordinator, Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, aen2129@columbia.edu