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Healthy Cities-Healthy Women: South Florida and Urban Women's Health

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Penn Alumni and The Trustee's Council on Penn Women and Co-Chairs Dr. Divina Grossman and Elsie Howard invite you to Healthy Cities/Healthy Women: South Florida and Urban Women's Health.
Event Date: Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 9:00am





Healthy Cities/Healthy Women in Miami will feature:
Leveraging the Unique Role of Urban Women in Promoting Healthy Families and Communities

Empowering Urban Women Panel

  • Dr. Martha Pelaez, Director, Healthy Aging Initiative, Health Foundation of South Florida:”Women and aging -- new opportunities,  new directions, new perspectives, "
  • Dr. Joanna Lombard, Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture: “Gender-fication and transformation of urban neighborhoods to improve women's health”
  • Dr. Rosha McCoy, Director of Medical Affairs, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital: “Rx:  Raising healthy urban children"   

Health Care Reform and Women:  What the Future Holds

  • Dr. Julie Fairman, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

New Faces/New Frontiers:  The Focus and Future of Urban Women's Health

A conversation with Dean Divina Grossman and Penn Nursing Dean Afaf Meleis about their visions for educational leadership and  the  future issues of urban women’s healthcare, including access to care, pro-active models and  cutting edge solutions

  • Dr. Afaf Meleis, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; Consul General, International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI)
  • Dr. Divina Grossman, Dean, Florida International University College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Cost: $85 includes parking, breakfast and lunch

For more information or to register online, visit www.nursing.upenn.edu/healthywomen.

 



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