TAB01 Making it Possible for Under-resourced Students to Succeed in Public Health

Tuesday, March 22, 2016: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
Salon 5 (Crystal Gateway Marriott)
Description: This session will present findings from a study showing the decline in the percentage of low-income students enrolling in college immediately after high school and explore reasons for this trend.  The speakers will discuss implications for young adults in the pre-college and pre-graduate education pipeline and programs to support students in schools and programs of public health.
Presenters/Panelists:
Sondos Islam, PhD, MPH, MS, Program Director, Charles R. Drew University and Terry Hartle, PhD, Senior Vice President, ACE, Division of Government and Public Affairs, American Council on Education
Moderator:
Nannette C. Turner, PhD, MPH, Chair and Director, Master of Public Health Program, Mercer University Department of Public Health