University of Michigan Health Sciences 2020 MLK Lecture: The (Mis)Education of US on Climate and Health
University Hospital, Dow Auditorium at Towsley Center
University Hospital, Dow Auditorium at Towsley Center

The University of Michigan Health Sciences Committee presents its 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Lecture featuring Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome. 

Dr. White-Newsome is a senior program officer at The Kresge Foundation, responsible for the Environment Program's grant portfolio on Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS). She is a researcher on climate, health, and equity, and is also a core team member of Kresge's Climate Change, Health and Equity Initiative, supporting grantmaking across the public health sector. Dr. White-Newsome earned her PhD from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

There will be refreshments served both before and after the lecture.

The event is sponsored by the Health Sciences Planning Committee, which includes the School of Dentistry, the School of Kinesiology, the School of Nursing, the School of Public Health, the School of Social Work, the College of Pharmacy, the Medical School/Office for Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI)/Michigan Medicine, the U-M Flint College of Health Sciences, and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).

This event counts toward 1 DEI Continuing Professional Education credit for School of Public Health faculty and staff.

University of Michigan Health Sciences

University of Michigan Health Sciences 2020 MLK Lecture: The (Mis)Education of US on Climate and Health

Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome

icon to add this event to your google calendarJanuary 20, 2020
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
University Hospital, Dow Auditorium at Towsley Center
Sponsored by: University of Michigan Health Sciences
Contact Information: Nichole Burnside ([email protected])
Counts towards DEI continuing professional education Counts towards DEI continuing professional education

The University of Michigan Health Sciences Committee presents its 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Lecture featuring Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome. 

Dr. White-Newsome is a senior program officer at The Kresge Foundation, responsible for the Environment Program's grant portfolio on Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS). She is a researcher on climate, health, and equity, and is also a core team member of Kresge's Climate Change, Health and Equity Initiative, supporting grantmaking across the public health sector. Dr. White-Newsome earned her PhD from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

There will be refreshments served both before and after the lecture.

The event is sponsored by the Health Sciences Planning Committee, which includes the School of Dentistry, the School of Kinesiology, the School of Nursing, the School of Public Health, the School of Social Work, the College of Pharmacy, the Medical School/Office for Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI)/Michigan Medicine, the U-M Flint College of Health Sciences, and the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).

This event counts toward 1 DEI Continuing Professional Education credit for School of Public Health faculty and staff.

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