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The Oct. 19th edition of the University of Baltimore class, “Divided Baltimore: How Did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?,” to be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in UB’s H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, 1415 Maryland Ave., will feature three guest lecturers focused on the topic of how segregation affects health care and wellness. The class is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and only students formally enrolled in the course are guaranteed a seat.
Guest lecturers and their topics include:
*The Social Determinants of Health in Baltimore—Sam Brown, University of Baltimore
*The forgotten residents of Baltimore: Older Adults”—Michael Marcus, Weinberg Foundation
*Food Deserts: An Equity Issue in Baltimore—Darien Ripple, University of Baltimore
Following about an hour of discussion from these lecturers, a question and answer session will be offered. After that, the course will break out into its normal undergraduate and graduate sections for further discussion.
I was quite frustrated by Monday’s class where three University of Baltimore professors spoke on the topic of healthcare and wellness. Not to disparage UB’s faculty, who have proved during this course to be exceptional, but it seems odd that the course did not take advantage of our proximity to the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, the leading school in its field, to pull the most qualified panelists available. It seems to me that this venue should take advantage of the world class opportunities available in Baltimore, with the most relevant experts. Additionally, why did a university professor, who obviously is not conversant in the City’s initiatives, discuss food deserts rather than the city’s own Food Policy Director? In fact why did he not bow out and instead insist that the authors of the report he paraphrased be invited. Furthermore, it was disappointing that the most interesting speaker in the group, Prof. Samuel Brown ended his presentation after only 8 minutes. This is a wonderful course and I hope that the following classes will not be as disappointing as this class.