Special Events
PopFam is thrilled to be able to host special events with partners from within Columbia University and beyond! Details on some of our virtual and upcoming events are below.
COLUMBIA POPFAM PRESENTS
COVID-19 VACCINATION AND INCARCERATED POPULATIONS
FEBRUARY 22, 2021 - WATCH RECORDING
Incarcerated populations within the U.S. have experienced disproportionately higher COVID-19 case and deaths rates compared to the general U.S. population. A July 2020 study published in JAMA found that state and federal prisons had COVID-19 case and age-adjusted death rates 5.5 times and 3.0 times higher, respectively, than the U.S. population, which makes vaccination critical for this group.
The prioritization and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine among individuals incarcerated was discussed by our panel of experts, led by Dr. Chelsea Clinton, in an event hosted by the Global Health Justice & Governance Program within PopFam. You can view the recording above, or via PopFam's YouTube channel.
Moderator
Chelsea Clinton, DPhil, MPH
Vice Chair, The Clinton Foundation
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Panelists
Robert Fullilove, EdD
Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Associate Dean, Community and Minority Affairs
Grace Lee, MD, MPH
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Practice Innovation, Stanford Children’s Health
Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
Vice Chair and Member, U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Bruce Western, PhD
Chair and Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Co-Director, Columbia Justice Lab, Columbia University
Patricia Yang, DrPH
Senior Vice President for Correctional Health Services, NYC Health + Hospitals
Opening and Closing Remarks
Terry McGovern, JD
Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair, Population and Family Health
Director, Global Health Justice & Governance Program
COLUMBIA POPFAM PRESENTS
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND THE COVID-19 VACCINE
JANUARY 11, 2021 - WATCH RECORDING
Vaccine distribution for COVID-19 is a key step to mitigating the impacts of the pandemic, but its coordination can also exacerbate existing inequalities, both globally and domestically. Just as we have seen during past health emergencies, today’s crisis shows that vulnerable populations are often disproportionately impacted and at a higher risk for serious illness. To safeguard public health, current and longstanding mistreatment of communities of color that perpetuate racial and ethnic health disparities must be accounted for to ensure an equitable and transparent vaccine rollout.
In this recording, our panel of experts discuss how structural racism has influenced the response to COVID-19, and how the public health community can address these failures and implement solutions that truly champion health for all. You can view the recording above, or via PopFam's YouTube channel.
Moderator
Terry McGovern
Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair, Population and Family Health
Director, Global Health Justice & Governance Program
Panelists
Machelle Allen, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals
Latanya Mapp Frett, JD
President and CEO, Global Fund for Women
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Micaela Martinez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
COLUMBIA POPFAM PRESENTS
Is a global rights-based COVID-19 vaccine roll out possible?
DECEMBER 9, 2020 - WATCH RECORDING
Globally, there have been nearly 65 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 1.5 million deaths, according to the WHO. COVID-19 has worsened existing inequalities and disproportionately impacted communities like seniors, frontline healthcare and other essential workers, communities of color, people living in poverty, and those with pre-existing conditions. In addition, countries are approaching the virus in a myriad of ways and to varying degrees of success. As the world looks to vaccines, the coordination of an equitable global vaccine distribution is uncertain.
Who decides which groups receive a vaccine first, and when? How will we successfully manufacture and share it globally? Who pays for it and its delivery?
On December 9, 2020, these questions and more were discussed by our panel of experts, led by Chelsea Clinton, in an event hosted by the Global Health Justice & Governance Program.
Read more details on this event here.
PopFam's 45th Anniversary Celebration
WE WILL CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE SOMETIME IN 2021!
As we gear up to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health sometime soon, we are asking our PopFam alumni to share their favorite memories of the Department for our history project.
If you are an alum and would like to share your experience in PopFam, please fill out a brief form here.
COLUMBIA POPFAM & HPM PRESENTS
ELECTION 2020: WHAT CAN PUBLIC HEALTH DO NOW?
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 - WATCH RECORDING
Moderator
Michael Sparer
Professor and Chair, Health Policy and Management
Panelists
Wafaa El-Sadr
University Professor, Dr. Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health
Epidemiology (In ICAP), Director, ICAP
Ross Frommer
VP for Government and Community Affairs
Director, General Public Health Program
Terry McGovern
Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair, Population and Family Health
Director, Global Health Justice & Governance Program
Jeffrey Shaman
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
(in the International Research Insitute for Climate and Society/Earth Institute)
Director, Climate and Health Program
COLUMBIA POPFAM PRESENTS
Fracking, Environmental Health, and Gender Justice
OCTOBER 6, 2020 - WATCH RECORDING
The Global Health Justice and Governance Program (GHJG) and Chelsea Clinton, Adjunct Assistant Professor within the Department of Health Policy and Management and GHJG Cooperating Faculty, hosted a virtual forum for scientists, advocates, and policy experts to share findings and strategies to address the public health implications of fracking.
Read more details on this event here.
COLUMBIA POPFAM PRESENTS
Gender Justice in the Global COVID-19 Response
MAY 21, 2020 - WATCH RECORDING
Prominent feminist leaders discussed how to incorporate women, particularly women of color, and girls into the global response to COVID-19, and how to ensure reproductive and sexual health justice during the pandemic. Additionally, they responded to the recent commentary in The Lancet, “Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response”.
Read more details on this event here.