Past Events
THE POWER OF INTERSECTIONALITY FOR REMOVING BARRIERS IN STEM AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS | April 4, 2024
The CUNY Institute for Health Equity (CIHE) cordially invites you to participate in the Dominican Studies Institute’s (DSI) discussion on THE POWER OF INTERSECTIONALITY FOR REMOVING BARRIERS IN STEM AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS. This event is part of the Hispanic Serving Institution-Hubs, “Intersectionality as Inquiry and Praxis: Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity for Student Success in STEM" (HSI-Hubs), a 5-year long National Science Foundation (NSF) funded partnership involving the City College of New York, Lehman College, Hostos Community College, The University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and Central New Mexico Community College. Read more about the panelists .
Migration and Health: A Human Right Perspective | December 6-7, 2023
Summit Inauguration and Presentation
Keynote Panel: Migration and Health - A Human Right Perspective
Presentations
- Dr. Maria Isabel Roldos, Dr. Jaye Jones, and Jocelyn Rajaballey - Bronx Health Collaboratives
- Dr. Francisco Rivera Batiz - Understanding Latinos in the US Census
- Dr. Shirley Leyro - The Role that Deportability Plays on the Wellbeing of Immigrants
- Vanessa Arce and Robin Wright - Locating Scholarly Articles Online
- Dr. Ramona Hernandez - Dominicans in the United States: A Socioeconomic Profiles 2022
- Lauren Jee - Language Access for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
- Dr. Cheryl Martens - Migrant Access to Sexual + Reproductive Health + Protection Services in Ecuador
CUNY Institute for Health Equity's Speaker Series for Hispanic Heritage Month | September 28th and October 12th, 2023
The CUNY Institute for Health Equity invites you to register for the CIHE Speaker Series for Hispanic Heritage Month.
CIHE has partnered with the Lehman College Department of Latin American & Latino Studies, the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, and the Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican Studies to bring CUNY’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni together for a speaker series highlighting scientists, scholars, and leaders from a Hispanic or Latino background at the forefront of research, practice, and key organizations in the US.
CUNY Institute for Health Equity (CIHE) Online Workshops for CUNY Faculty and Staff: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | March 9, 16, & 23
Wednesday, March 9
Underserved Populations: Application of a Diversity and Inclusion Framework
Dr. Judith Aponte, Associate Professor at the Hunter College School of Nursing
Wednesday, March 16
Affirming Cultural Identities: Practices for Administrators and Faculty to Promote Inclusion in Learning Environments
Dr. José Higuera López, Director of the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute at Lehman College
Wednesday, March 23
Dialoguing About Sexuality and Gender: An Application of the W.H.O.L.E. Framework
Dr. Mohan Vinjamuri, Associate Professor of Social Work at Lehman College
Dr. Martin Downing, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lehman College
CUNY Institute for Health Equity's Speaker Series for Hispanic Heritage Month | September 28th and October 12th
The CUNY Institute for Health Equity has partnered with the Lehman College Department of Latin American & Latino Studies, the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, and the Hunter College Center for Puerto Rican Studies to bring CUNY’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni together for a speaker series highlighting scientists, scholars, and leaders from a Hispanic or Latino background at the forefront of research, practice, and key organizations in the US.
Tuesday, September 28
Health, Health Care, Health Disparities Among Latinx Populations
Panel Chaired by: Dr. Judith Aponte and Dr. Maria-Isabel Roldós
Tuesday, October 12
Día de las Raza
Latinx Scholars and Research
Panel Chaired by: President Fernando Delgado and Dr. Juan DelaCruz
CUNY Institute for Health Equity's Speaker Series for Hispanic Heritage Month | September 28th and October 12th
CUNY Institute for Health Equity (CIHE) Inaugural Speaker’s Series on Health Equity and Health Disparities | April 4, April 28, May 12
Presentations:
- Dr. Nancy Breen, PhD - Deep Dive into Fundamental Causes and Social Determinants of Health Disparities A call for interdisciplinary collaboration
- Joan Davis Nagel, M.D. MPH - Translational approaches for training next generation translational scientists to improve health and promote community engagement to reduce disparities
- Dionne Toombs, PhD - Uprooting Barriers to Equitable Health through Improved Food Choices and Behaviors
Lehman Gets the Vax Panel and Q&A about the facts, myths, merits, and science of the COVID-19 vaccine | February 26, 2021
Featuring Sandra Lindsay, R.N., an ICU nurse with Northwell Health, a Lehman College nursing graduate, and the first person in the U.S. to take the vaccine.
10/21/2020: CIHE/Humanities NY Book Discussion: “The Third Plate” by Dan Barber; led by Craig Rothman, CLT in the Department of Health Sciences
4/24/2020: Lehman Faculty Virtual Research Workshop “Unconference” v2.0 led by HS2N Interim Dean Elin Waring
3/2/2020: Naloxone Overdose Prevention Training led by NYC Health Action Center Overdose Prevention Trainers
2/13/2020: CIHE/Humanities NY Book Discussion: “114 Years of Revolutionary Food Justice: From The Jungle to the Young Lords, the Black Panthers and the Ongoing Fight to Change the System” led by a panel of experts including Black Panthers and Young Lords activists Denise Oliver-Velez, Brother Shep, and Cleo Silvers; History and Public health scholars Johanna Fernandez and J. Robin Moon; moderated by Lehman College Faculty Robyn Spencer (Department of History) and Mary Phillips (Department of Africana Studies)
4/24/2020: Lehman Faculty Virtual Research Workshop “Unconference” v2.0 led by HS2N Interim Dean Elin Waring
3/2/2020: Naloxone Overdose Prevention Training led by NYC Health Action Center Overdose Prevention Trainers
2/13/2020: CIHE/Humanities NY Book Discussion: “114 Years of Revolutionary Food Justice: From The Jungle to the Young Lords, the Black Panthers and the Ongoing Fight to Change the System” led by a panel of experts including Black Panthers and Young Lords activists Denise Oliver-Velez, Brother Shep, and Cleo Silvers; History and Public health scholars Johanna Fernandez and J. Robin Moon; moderated by Lehman College Faculty Robyn Spencer (Department of History) and Mary Phillips (Department of Africana Studies)
12/5/2019: Bronx Health & Housing Consortium 9th Annual Convening
12/4/2019: CIHE/Humanities NY Book Discussion: “Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition & Health” by Marion Nestle; led by Alysha Galvez, Lehman College Professor and Founding Director of the Jamie Lucero Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY
11/21/2019: Presentation for Lehman Students: “Midwifery: A Choice for Your Healthcare Provider and Career” led by Dr. Carol Bues, Doctoral Lecturer in the Lehman College Department of Nursing, and Dr. Ronnie Lichtman, Chair of Midwifery at Downstate Medical Center
11/6/2019: CIHE/Humanities NY Book Discussion: “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan; led by Craig Rothman, CLT in the Department of Health Sciences, with food prepared by DFN students
5/7/2019: Lehman Faculty Research Workshop “Unconference” v1.0 led by HS2N Interim Dean Elin Waring
3/27/2019-4/25/2019: Visualizing Health Equity (Traveling Art Exhibit w/ National Academy of Medicine): Displayed across seven sites on the Lehman campus for one month. Click for Additional Exhibit Info
12/6/2018: Bronx Health & Housing Consortium 8th Annual Convening
5/8/2017: CIHE Health Equity Conference: Equity Now
This health equity conference was attended by over 500 students, faculty, and community leaders from 12 states and the five boroughs of NYC and featured a keynote speaker, two expert panels on health equity and workforce development, and two student research poster sessions with 70+ students presenting their research.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Thomas LaVeist, Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Panel 1- Equity Now:
Panelists:
Dr. Aletha Maybank, Director, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Brenda Rosen, President and CEO, Breaking Ground for Affordable Housing
Paula Richter, Director, Health and Human Services, Bronx Borough President’s Office
Dr. Carl Mazza, Chair, Department of Social Work, Lehman College
Moderators:
Dr. Catherine Alicia Georges, Chair, Department of Nursing, Lehman College
Dr. Bill Latimer, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing
Panel 2- Professional and Workforce Development
Panelists:
Dr. Lynne Holden, President, Mentoring in Medicine
Milton Nunez, President and CEO, Lincoln Hospital
Viviana Abreu-Hernandez, Director, Research and Programs, 1199SEIU Union
Jeff Menkes, President and CEO, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Moderators:
Dr. Catherine Alicia Georges, Chair, Department of Nursing, Lehman College
Dr. Bill Latimer, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Human Services, and Nursing
