Arts in Public Health: Graduate Programs & Organizational Spotlight

MN SOPHE is proud to sponsor CHES credits for the UMD hosted panel, Arts in Public Health: Graduate Programs & Organization Spotlight. 

Description:

• Jill Sonke, MA, the director of the Center for Arts in Medicine at the University of Florida will give an overview of the Graduate Certificate in Arts in Public Health offered at UF. She will also discuss employment opportunities.
• Nancy Epstein, MPH, MAHL, a professor from Drexel University will explain the graduate minor offered in Arts & Community Health as well as discuss employment opportunities.
• Elaine Poggi, the founder of the Foundation for Photos/Art in hospitals will highlight her work with the foundation and the impacts she’s seen from her work.

Objectives:

1. By the end of this panel, participants will be able to develop a plan for pursuing graduate studies in arts in public health, whereby such curriculum includes principles that address health inequities and social justice 

2. By the end of this panel, participants will be able to connect with a global resource that uses nature photography to enhance healthcare aesthetics for healing purposes and identify opportunities for their involvement via advocating for medical settings in need of images or through becoming a potential contributing photographer for the Foundation.

Have questions about the event? Contact Antonia Yenser at antonia.yenser@mnsu.edu

An application has been submitted to award Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.25 total Category I Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH).  Maximum Entry-level Continuing Education Contact Hours available are 1.25. SOPHE, including its chapters, is a designated provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.