Hopkins assistance team to speak about their experiences in Haiti

A message from SPH Public Affairs

Go Team to Share Stories of Haiti April 30 at Hurd Hall

Come see and hear what members of the Johns Hopkins Go Team experienced and learned on medical missions to Haiti to assist earthquake victims. The entire Johns Hopkins community is invited to the free event on Friday, April 30, from noon to 1:30 pm in Hurd Hall at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Featured speakers will include Christina Catlett, M.D., the Go Team director, Dr. Thomas Kirsch, M.D, co-Director of the Center for Refugee and Disaster Response in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Michal Millin, M.D., who served on a Disaster Medical Assistance Team in Haiti.

80s for Haiti Fundraiser

A message from the Biomedical Scholars Association:

Hello Everyone,

We're bringing FUN TIMES back. Yeah. Join us on Friday May 7th from 9pm-1:30am in the Great Hall (inside Levering Hall on the Homewood campus) for our 80s for Haiti Fundraiser and Party. Come mix and mingle with students from across campuses and support a great cause at the same time. Feel free to bring a guest...or two...or three. The cost of admission is only $5 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Partners in Health. Here’s your chance to rock your favorite clothes from the 80s & 90s that you NEVER wanted to go out of style. You don’t have to dress the part but it definitely would be more fun!

- A best costume prize ($50 VISA gift card)
- A good old-fashioned dance off (if you dare) and prize ($50 VISA gift card)
- A DJ & special musical tributes to your favorite groups from yesteryear
- Fabulous raffle items (2 tickets per person included with admission)
- Free food and 80s/90s inspired decorations & trivia
- A keepsake photo in front of a faux graffiti wall

We hope to see you there,
BSA, Homewood BGSA, BSU & CAS Student Advisory Council

Biomedical Scholars Association
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/dev/bsa

Panel discussion this Tuesday

A message from JHU Haiti Aid:

JHU Haiti Aid, a coalition of more than 70 student groups supporting earthquake relief, has organized a panel entitled "Haiti: The Politics of Reconstruction."

We'd like to invite you, your colleagues, and your students to join us. The panel will highlight current plans for reconstruction proposed by foreign governments and international donors, as well as those that have been put forth by Haitian civil society. Professor Franklin Knight will moderate the discussion. Confirmed panelists include Robert Maguire, Director of the Haiti Program at Trinity Washington University; Madison Smartt Bell of Goucher College; and an official affiliated with the Haitian embassy.

Tuesday, April 27, 7:00pm
Sherwood Room at Levering Hall
Homewood Campus

Please consider forwarding the details of the event to your students and colleagues. Thank you, in advance, for helping us to promote this opportunity.

My Hopkins Haiti Hiatus

Hi all,
My sincerest apologies for the past month's blog hiatus. I was in Israel for a couple weeks and then without internet access at my new house. Now I am back online and ready to keep you updated with the latest news and developments as well as food for thought regarding Haiti rebuilding efforts!

Please keep checking the blog for upcoming posts on ideas and tools for rebuilding, research resources, events announcements, and reports from the field.

Thanks for understanding, and it's not too late for you to submit your guest blog post.

Admin

Haiti Week at Hopkins continues

Don't miss today's lunchtime seminar on rural health relief in Haiti. Amber Munger, human rights advocate and founding member of the Haiti Response Coalition, will moderate. Meet at 12:15 in room E9519. Lunch will be provided.

And tonight, You're invited to a special Haiti Week Potluck Dinner!

When: Thursday 11 March 2010 at 7pm

Where: 2612 East Fairmount Ave, MD 21224

What can you bring: Anything you'd like! E.g. a friend, something delicious to eat, or just you!

(Fresh fruit and veggies will be provided by us in honor of rural sustainability).

Plus, don't forget our Haiti Week Raffle. All proceeds go to Beyond Borders model village which provides help and support to rural areas in Haiti.

Raffle Prizes Include:

$25 gift certficate for City Cafe in Mt Vernon

$25 gift certficate for Kooper's Tavern in Fell's Point

Dinner for 2 at Henninger's in Fell's Point

and much more...

Raffle Tickets sold at: (1/$5 or 3/$10)

Thurs Lunchtime Seminar "Relief in Haiti: How do rural areas cope?" 12noon, Rm E9519 (Food provided)

Thurs Potluck, 2612 East Fairmount Ave, 7pm

Fri Happy Hour, 1st Floor Student Lounge, 4:30pm

Raffle Drawing:

Friday 5:30 pm at the Haitian Happy Hour. (Absentee winners accepted if email address provided on ticket)

New Haiti video

Please watch our Haiti tribute video, and forward to your friends! Thanks to Kim Noel for her hard work in producing this tribute.

Free E-Book: Infectious Diseases of Haiti

The Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network has released the first in a series of books for health professionals. Download 'Infectious Diseases of Haiti' to read about the 198 infectious diseases known to occur in Haiti.

Haiti Week at Hopkins: Next Wednesday through Friday

Haiti Week at Hopkins begins next Wednesday! The events will kick off on the 10th with a lunchtime documentary screening and discussion about sustainable development. Come back for the lunchtime lecture on Thursday when we will examine issues specific to Haiti's rural population. The week will culminate with a Haitian Happy Hour on campus, followed by the potluck dinner and raffle just south of campus near Patterson Park.

Donations will be collected on Wednesday through Friday at the Daily Grind, and all proceeds will benefit Beyond Borders' model villages recovery program.

Breaking news: earthquake strikes Chile

I was deeply saddened to read about the earthquake that struck Chile early this morning. News coverage and photos are available on several outlets. The quake reached an 8.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least 147 people, with the death toll expected to rise. Hawaii, New Zealand, British Columbia, and many others are on tsunami watch.

Our hearts and prayers go out to those affected and their families.

Two days left for 2009 tax-deductible donations to Haiti

A message from Partners in Health

You have two days left to contribute to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti and deduct your gift on your 2009 tax returns.

Thanks to your donations, Partners In Health has been able to play an important role in the humanitarian response to this tragedy. Yet, with a third of Haiti's population suffering from homelessness, injury, or other consequences of the quake, it is clear that the work to rebuild Haiti has barely begun.

Every dollar we raise to support the Haitian people will help give them the opportunity to rebuild their lives and their country to a stronger place than it was before.

If you were thinking of making a future gift to Partners In Health's work in Haiti, consider donating today to qualify for the special tax provision:

https://donate.pih.org/2009-tax-gift