Community Engagement Past Events
- Opioid Epidemic: Information from the Marquette University College of Health Sciences: America is in the grip of an opioid epidemic that is increasing in both death toll and severity of threat to the public health. In 2015, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, 12.5 million people misused prescription opioids and nearly another million used heroin, leading to 46,000 overdose deaths and $78.5 billion in economic costs. See the video of the presentation here.
- The Complexity and Tragedy of the Opioid Epidemic: A Nurse's Perspective - Dr. Alfredo Gonzalez: Dr. Gonzalez’s presentation provides a brief history of opiates, an overview of his health care experiences within the current situation, a description of treatment approaches, and a discussion of how to move forward. See the video of the presentation here. This event was affiliated with the Marquette Forum.
- Making Milwaukee Healthier for All: What Each of Us Can Do. David R. Williams, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University: Dr. Williams is an internationally recognized authority on social influences on health. He served as key scientific adviser to the award-winning PBS film series "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?" and his 2016 TED talk, "How Racism Makes Us Sick," has been viewed nearly a million times. See the video of the presentation here. This event was affiliated with the Marquette Forum.
