Past Events
March Seminar: Increasing Our Understanding of PM2.5 Particulate Pollution Monitoring Through a Network of Low-Cost Air Quality Monitors
Event Date: March 22nd 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presenters: Kenneth Loparo, Nick Barendt, & Christina Yoka
February Seminar: Swetland Center- 2021 Year in Review & 2022 Plans for Action
Event Date: February 22nd 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Join us for a review of the 2021 Swetland Center Annual Report, which highlights key collaborations, commitments to environmental health equity, and contributions to research from the previous year.
Join us for foodNEST & friends || Celebrating & Activating Research to Advance Nutrition Equity
Event Date: December 1st 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join the foodNEST team of community and academic partners to learn about our collective research and celebrate successes related to transforming our local food system to advance racial equity.
- Choose from an engaging menu to dive deeper into the complex forces structuring local food systems.
- Roll up your sleeves to translate these insights into community action.
- Honor our collective commitment to building trusting partnerships to advance nutrition equity.
November Seminar: The Carbon Footprint of a Life Sustaining Treatment
Event Date: November 16th 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presenter: Dr. Ashwini Sehgal
Breaking down the Medical Mistrust Barrier
Event Date: November 15th 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Swetland Center Faculty Dr. Karen Mulloy will be featured in a roundtable conversation at the East Cleveland Public Library for a discussion on medical mistrust, the history behind it, and what we can do today to break down the barrier.
October Seminar | Embracing an Ecosocial Worldview: Examples of Community Engaged Teaching, Practice, and Research for Environmental Health Equity
Event Date: October 26th 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presenters: Dr. Shanondora Billiot & Dr. Meredith C.F. Powers
September Seminar: Health Outcomes in Redlined Versus Non-Redlined Neighborhoods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Event Date: September 28th 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presenters: Eun Kyung Lee, PhD, MPH, Post-Doctoral Scholar; Gwendolyn Donley, MS, PhD Candidate; India Gill, MPH, PhD Candidate
August Seminar: A Relational Approach to Evaluate Food Environments Finds That the Proximate Food Environment Matters for Those Who Use It
Event Date: August 24th 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presenter: Alannah Glickman, MS
2021 Food Systems Change Fellowship Showcase of Opportunities
Event Date: July 28th 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Presenters: Lena Boswell, Marilyn Burns, Kellee Etheridge, Antunesia Harris, Michelle B. Jackson
Moderator: Dr. Darcy Freedman, Director of Swetland Center for Environmental Health
Reviewers: Adrienne Mundorf, Sisters of Charity Foundation; Colleen Walsh, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition; Da'Juan Bringht, Bringht Line; Eric Fiala, KeyBank
June Seminar: A Roundtable Discussion of Environmental Health Equity
Event Date: June 22nd 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Panelists: Nicole Burt, Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Crystal Davis, Alliance for the Great Lakes; Heather Taylor-Miesle, Ohio Environmental Council
Moderator: Dr. Darcy Freedman, Director: Swetland Center for Environmental Health
Topic: This discussion, featuring three members of the Swetland Center Advisory Council, will highlight the "hot issues" in environmental health equity both locally and statewide.