Lecture to focus on global health

July 9, 2007

Hala Azzam, of the University of Maryland will present “Public Health in the 21st Century: Multidisciplinary Approaches in Global Health” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, in Room G316 of the HPNP Complex on the UF campus. The lecture, sponsored by the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of epidemiology and biostatistics, is free and open to the public.

Azzam is an assistant professor in the international health division of the department of epidemiology and preventive medicine at UMB. Her research interests include infectious disease, cancer and traditional medicine. Azzam’s talk will focus on the need for U.S. public health and health-care workers to understand the infrastructure and health challenges faced by other nations and the importance of addressing health issues on an international scale.

For more information, please contact Elena Andresen, professor and chair of epidemiology and biostatistics, at andresen@phhp.ufl.edu or call 352-273-5359.