{"615600":{"#nid":"615600","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Liam\u0027s Legacy Symposium:  Local to Global: Perspectives on Community Health","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPresented by Serve-Learn-Sustain, in partnership with School of History and Sociology (through a grant from the\u0026nbsp;Gertrude and William C.\u0026nbsp;Wardlaw\u0026nbsp;Fund in support of the Conference on Human Rights, Changes and Challenges).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event explores the question, \u0026quot;what are the most successful interventions in cultivating community health, especially in communities that have been traditionally marginalized?\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; This guiding question entails examining how health-related organizations and agencies differently define \u0026quot;good health\u0026quot; and how access to power (political, cultural, and financial) impacts how community members interact with health-related resources and technologies.\u0026nbsp; In conjunction with our Serve-Learn-Sustain Linked Courses Program focused on Community Health, this event also investigates the concept of \u0026quot;community health.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/readings-videos-and-resources-about-community-health\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/readings-videos-and-resources-about-community-health\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;In the framework used in our program\u003C\/a\u003E, individual health and community health are symbiotic - with community health dependent on the health behaviors and health outcomes of individuals within the community and individual health dependent on the health status of the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first panel will focus on community health at the local and regional registers, while the second panel will engage global perspectives; however, both panels will highlight the connectedness of local and global community health challenges and innovations.\u0026nbsp; Featured panelists include Sagdrina Jalal of the Georgia Farmer\u0026#39;s Market Association, David Addiss of the Task Force for Global Health, Hope Bussenius and Charles Moore of Emory\u0026#39;s Urban Health Initiative, Rihana Nesrudin of Oakhurst Medical Center, Angelou Ezeilo of the Greening Youth Foundation, and two Youth Leadership Team members of the International Rescue Committee.\u0026nbsp;Hence, the symposium also explores how professionals from different disciplines and sectors view the concept of \u0026quot;community health\u0026quot; through the specific lenses of the communities--whether here in Atlanta or abroad-- with which they work. We hope you can join us for both panels, and enjoy lunch and conversation during the time in between!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETwo\u0026nbsp;Sessions: 11:00am\u0026nbsp;- 12:00pm\u0026nbsp;(Morning Session - Community Health: Focus on Georgia ); 12:30pm\u0026nbsp;- 1:45pm\u0026nbsp;(Afternoon Session - Community Health: Widen the Lens)\u0026nbsp; Lunch will be offered during the session break between 12:00pm\u0026nbsp;- 12:30pm\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h6\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u200bAbout Liam\u0026nbsp;Rattray\u0026nbsp;\u0026amp; Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Liam\u0026#39;s Legacy Symposium honors the memory of Liam\u0026nbsp;Rattray, an outstanding and socially-committed Georgia Tech Honors Program student who was tragically killed by a drunk driver just a few weeks after his graduation, in 2011.\u0026nbsp; We mourn his death, but we also celebrate his life in this annual event that carries his name and draws upon his legacy of\u0026nbsp;engagement and activism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_b9PplwRJWqHQM0R\u0022\u003ERSVP REQUIRED\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPresented by Serve-Learn-Sustain, in partnership with School of History and Sociology (through a grant from the\u0026nbsp;Gertrude and William C.\u0026nbsp;Wardlaw\u0026nbsp;Fund in support of the Conference on Human Rights, Changes and Challenges).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event explores the question, \u0026quot;what are the most successful interventions in cultivating community health, especially in communities that have been traditionally marginalized?\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; This guiding question entails examining how health-related organizations and agencies differently define \u0026quot;good health\u0026quot; and how access to power (political, cultural, and financial) impacts how community members interact with health-related resources and technologies.\u0026nbsp; In conjunction with our Serve-Learn-Sustain Linked Courses Program focused on Community Health, this event also investigates the concept of \u0026quot;community health.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/readings-videos-and-resources-about-community-health\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/serve-learn-sustain.gatech.edu\/readings-videos-and-resources-about-community-health\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;In the framework used in our program\u003C\/a\u003E, individual health and community health are symbiotic - with community health dependent on the health behaviors and health outcomes of individuals within the community and individual health dependent on the health status of the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first panel will focus on community health at the local and regional registers, while the second panel will engage global perspectives; however, both panels will highlight the connectedness of local and global community health challenges and innovations.\u0026nbsp; Featured panelists include Sagdrina Jalal of the Georgia Farmer\u0026#39;s Market Association, David Addiss of the Task Force for Global Health, Hope Bussenius and Charles Moore of Emory\u0026#39;s Urban Health Initiative, Rihana Nesrudin of Oakhurst Medical Center, Angelou Ezeilo of the Greening Youth Foundation, and two Youth Leadership Team members of the International Rescue Committee.\u0026nbsp;Hence, the symposium also explores how professionals from different disciplines and sectors view the concept of \u0026quot;community health\u0026quot; through the specific lenses of the communities--whether here in Atlanta or abroad-- with which they work. 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