MLGSCA Spring Symposium 2021: UPLIFTING COMMUNITY VOICES

MLGSCA invites you to our spring symposium: Uplifting Community Voices.

Hear from community organizations, students, and librarians about health education in the time of COVID-19. Topics include health and our communities, racism in medicine, community engagement, health in bi-lingual populations and teen and youth health.

SCHEDULE:

All times noted are Pacific Time

Keynote Panel Experiences Pre and Post COVID-19 9-10:20 AM

• Lorena Verdugo - Community Health Coordinator, El Rio Community Health Center, Consulado de Mexico en Tucson-Ventanilla de Salud
• Susan Levy - Program Manager, Native Health Phoenix
• Ramona Merchan - Trauma Informed LA
• Marita Padilla - Waianae Coast Health Comprehensive Center

Keynote Q&A 10:20-10:45 AM

Break 10:45-11 AM

Presentations 11-Noon

• Nicole Greer - School Libraries and Health
• Kate Pham - Health Science Library Outreach to BIPOC and Nontraditional Student Communities

MLGSCA Members meeting 12-12:50 PM

BIPOC Librarians panel 1-1:50 PM

• Yamila El-Khayat - Promotoras, Health Navigators
• Zoe Unno, Ph.D. and Amy Reyes- Citizen Science

Break 1:50-2 PM

Presentations 2-3:30 PM

• Mayra Fuentes - Spanish Speech Language Pathology Resources in Hospitals
• Alejandra Reyes - Mental Health in Spanish Speaking Communities
• Renée Torres - Graphic Medicine and Cultural Competency
• Christina Wyles MS, RN, MLIS & Sheila Gephart PhD, RN - Engaging Communities to Assist in the Development and Evaluation of a Bi-lingual Spanish/English NEC-Zero Española Toolkit

Wrap-up 3:30-4 PM