Disparities and Social Justice in Native American Public Health

Registration is currently under way for a two-week, six-credit course that will be offered this summer taught by nationally recognized expert Michael Bird. HTW 400/600—Disparities and Social Justice in Native American Public Health offers a comprehensive overview of public health issues among Native Americans, including historical disparities, risk factors, foodways and barriers to healthy diets, and addiction issues. This hands-on course features guest speakers, field trips and a Native American cooking class.explore the state of Native American public health. During the Spring 2013 semester, faculty and students in HTW 400/600 talk about this course. Hear their stories and experiences >>

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HTW 300: Farm to Fork (4 credits)

Summer Session I (May 21-June 27)
Tuesday, Thursday, 12:00-4:10 p.m.

Looking for an exciting, hands-on class this summer? Check out HTW 300: Farm to Fork. In this four-credit course, students explore key features of the food system, from farm to fork. Using both in-class learning and hands-on engagement students will interrogate industrial food and develop a better understanding and appreciation of efforts to build community-based food systems. The class, taught by professor Evan Weissman and chef Bill Collins, includes acooking laboratory where students learn basic culinary skills. Students also participate in a variety of field trips.

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Kiernan receives ACF presidential medallion

Hospitality and food studies instructor, Mary Ann Kiernan, was honored with the Presidential Medallion from the National American Culinary Federation (ACF). ACF President Michael Ty recognized her dedication to the Syracuse ACF chapter and the success of the northeast regional conference, which was held recently at the Turning Stone Casino with over 700 professional chefs in attendance. In 1991, Jack Braun, then national ACF president, introduced the ACF President’s Medallions as tokens of appreciation, and to honor those who exemplify culinary excellence and leadership, and have contributed their knowledge, skills and expertise to the advancement of the culinary profession. Pictured L-R: Michael Ty, Mary Kiernan, and Bill Tillinghast, ACF Northeast region vice president.

Public Health Faculty Study Gang Activity As Behavioral Addiction

The appeal of street life and gang activity for some individuals may be an addiction, which is the focus of soon-to-be-published research resulting from a Falk College-Syracuse community collaboration. Sandra D. Lane, professor, public health and anthropology, and Dessa Bergen-Cico, assistant professor, public health, along with community members Arnett Haygood-El and Timothy Jennings-Bey who work for the Southwest Community Center and United Way, respectively, created a research study to better understand gang involvement by speaking with men who have histories of gang affiliation and street crime. While behavioral addictions, such as substance abuse and gambling, are well documented in research, studies on gang violence behaviors through the framework of addictions are limited. "Street Addiction: A Proposed Theoretical Model for Understanding the Draw of Street Life and Gang Activity," will be published in the Journal of Addiction Research and Theory in March. The  video clip above gives an overview of how the research was developed, along with highlights of findings.