2009 Partners in Public Health Luncheon

The 2009 Partners in Public Health Luncheon was held on Thursday, April 23, 2009,   The 2009 luncheon will featured the achievements of MEZCOPH students and Dr. Alan Pitt, Communities for a Cure... An opportunity for Patient Collaboration.. 

Alan Pitt, MD, left, of the Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, will speak on “Communities for a Cure... An Opportunity for Patient Collaboration... An Eight-Year Experience with 50,000 Participants.”  Dr. Pitt is a graduate of Stanford University (BA, ‘83) and the University of Arizona School of Medicine (MD, ‘88).  

To register or to obtain more information about the Partners in Public Health Luncheon for 2010, and to be added to the mailing list, please contact Donna Knight at (520) 626-6459 or by email. 

Partners in Public Health (PIPH) is a group of members dedicated to supporting the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH), eradicating health disparities, and promoting healthy people and communities. They also focus on supporting public health initiatives through advocacy, educational programming and outreach.

At left, Dr. Kelly Reynolds speaks about MRSA, a type of "flesh-eating bacteria," and how to stay healthy at the 2008 PIPH luncheon.

Among the many activities of the Partners in Public Health is an annual luncheon open to the public. Timely topics have included:

• Universal Health Care
• Our Children’s Health, Our Children’s School: A Call to Action
• Skinny Stars vs. Super sized Servings: How Do We Practice Public Health in a Media Culture?
• Border Health: Unique Opportunities and Challenges
• Veterans and the Public Health:  Caring for our Heroes in the 21st Century

Our Partners in Public Health

The following members are dedicated to promoting the health of individuals and communities with a special emphasis on the Southwest and diverse populations:

Looking Back — The 2008 Partners in Public Health Luncheon

Kelly Reynolds, MSPH, PhD, an associate professor at the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health, spoke about "Where the Germs are:  Staying Healthy in a World of Emerging Infections" on April 10, 2008 at the Arizona Inn, in the Tucson Room.  At right, Interim Dean Iman Hakim welcomes guests at the2008 PIPH luncheon.

Despite dramatic improvements in the understanding and identification of infectious disease causing agents in our environment, new threats continue to emerge.  From pandemic flu and food borne outbreaks to MRSA and antibiotic resistance, microbial pathogens and humans continue to cross paths, frequently resulting in adverse public health effects.  Dr. Reynolds discussed how we are most likely to be exposed to pathogenic microbes and gave sound advice on how to maintain a healthier environment and to minimize illness risks.  Dr. Reynolds has been featured nationally on the Today Show, the Montel Williams Show, in Parents and Self magazines and others.