In honor of our 100-year anniversary, Delta Omega chapters will be hosting monthly webinars on public health historical events or seminal achievements throughout the last ten decades.
January 31, 2024, 12:00pm ET
Public Health in the 1920’s: Influenza Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Learnings
Presented by: Alpha chapter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
February 27, 2024, 1:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1930’s: Making Public Health a Priority During the Great Depression
Presented by: Gamma Mu chapter, West Virginia University School of Public Health
March 14, 2024, 12:30 pm ET
Public Health from the 1940s to Today: Protecting America’s Health
In 1946 the Communicable Disease Center (CDC), now known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opened its doors in Atlanta with a mission of preventing malaria spread across the nation. Throughout the decades since, the CDC has addressed critical public health challenges. This presentation will discuss the public health threats and challenges over the years that informed our responses today.
Presented by: Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
March 28, 2024, 1:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1950’s: Wastewater Infrastructure & Drinking Water Quality: Public Health Connections to Water Pollution of the 1950s
Presented by: Delta Gamma chapter, A.T. Still University College of Graduate Health Studies
April 17, 2024, 12:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1960’s: 1960’s The Civil Rights Movement’s March towards Health Equity: Miles Traveled and Miles to Go
Presented by: Alpha Xi chapter, Nova Southeastern University Department of Public Health
May 10, 2024, 12:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1970’s: Identification of Legionnaire’s Disease
Presented by: Delta Psi chapter, Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population Health – MPH Program
June 4, 2024, 2:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1980’s: From Bleak to Bright: A review of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. from the 1980s to today
Presented by: Tau chapter, University of South Florida College of Public Health
June 24, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 1990’s: 1990’s and Hispanic Health/Aging
Presented by: Delta Nu chapter, University of Texas Medical Branch School of Public and Population Health
August 28, 2024, 2:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 2000’s: One Health: A Sustainable Approach
Presented by: Gamma Kappa chapter, St. George’s University Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
September 18, 2024, 3:00 pm ET
Public Health in the 2010’s: Resurgence of Infectious Diseases
Presented by: Gamma Pi chapter, University of Virginia MPH Program