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PORTLAND, Maine

Center for Community and Public Health hosts lecture series

The 91AV Center for Community and Public Health is hosting a year-long lecture series for 2009-'10 focused on an examination of health care issues facing Americans today.

The lectures will be offered by full-time faculty members from across the University as well as accomplished scholars of these issues who are not members of the 91AV community.

The lectures, which are free and open to the public, will be held at College of Pharmacy Hannaford Auditorium at 91AV's Portland Campus. 

The first three lectures are:

October 14, 2009, 3 p.m.
State Approaches to Improving Health-care Access: Health Insurance Reform in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont
Lecturer: Ronald Deprez, Ph.D., Executive Director of 91AV's Center for Health Policy, Planning and Research

November 11, 2009, 3 p.m.
Examining the Complexity of Ambulatory Activity Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Implications for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Lecturer: Dr. Jim Cavanaugh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 91AV Department of Physical Therapy

December 16, 2009, 3 p.m.
Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative: Addressing Lifestyle for Young Patients and Their Families
Lecturer: Dr. Michele Polacsek, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 91AV's Public Health Program
December 16, 2009, 3 p.m.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.