Hosted by the NYU GPH Student Governing Council
Please note, this event is only open to current members of the NYU Community
In dedication to community health, Dr. Joyce Moon-Howard is joining a panel discussing the field and the importance of assessing community health needs from 12PM to 2PM on the 3rd floor of GPH. We’ll also be raffling off Public Health Week t-shirts and providing refreshments!
About the Speaker
Dr. Joyce Moon-Howard is the Director of Undergraduate Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health Science and Practice at NYU GPH. Her work and career is rooted in the community healthcare movement, where she witnessed the transformative power and positive impact of neighborhood and community action on healthcare.
Through community-based participatory research (CBPR), she facilitates cooperation between researchers and community members to understand community needs and concerns, create lasting bonds that build trust, and empower communities to take action. While working in rural Tanzania on needs assessment, she engaged community members and employed qualitative strategies, such as photovoice (a research technique where community members photograph scenes to describe a particular problem and/or research theme) and focus groups, to create a space for open dialogue among community members and researchers to effectively address health needs. Further, she has served as Principal Investigator in several research studies: a Health Resources and Services Administration study on eliminating disparities among pregnant women in low-income areas in New York City; a National Institute of Child Health and Infant Development study focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention strategies in African American communities; and an National Institute on Aging study examining facilitators and barriers to CBPR at the Columbia University Medical Center.
As a professor, Dr. Moon Howard shares her research experiences with students in Community Assessment and Evaluation courses and in an undergraduate course, Health, Society, and the Global Context.