PUBLIC HEALTH DIALOGS

Public Health Dialogues will host Colleen Heflin, PhD, Associate Professor, PhD Program Director at Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia on October 2, 2015 in Room 1905 of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, North.  Doors open at 12:00 PM and the prsentation wll begin at 12:15 PM and end at 1:15-1:30 PM.  Dr. Heflin wll speak on the "The Mediating Effect of SNAP on the Health Outcomes for Low Income Households."  She will discuss the linkages between food insecurity, SNAP participation, health outcomes, patterns of SNAP benefit usage and household food consuption over the course of the month, reasons why SNAP paricipants might be at higher risk for certain health conditions, and how irregular food consumption among individuals with food-sensitive illnesses, such as diabetes, can lead to increase emergency room visits for health conditions such as hypoglycemia.  Those interested in attending in person should RSVP to SPH-Dialogs@hsc.wvu.edu to reserve a complimentary lunch.  To attend this presentation online, please reigster for Public Health Dialog Series before October 2, 2015 12:00 PM EDT at https://attendee, gotowebinarecom/resister/2445594601534263041.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.  The Public Health Dialogs Speaker Series is sponsored bythe Office of Public Health Practice and Workforce Development within the WVU School of Public Healty.  This office is a Local Performace Site of the Mid-Adlantic Regional Public Health Training Center funded by HRSA,.  The series is free and open to the public.  For more information cobntact Sph-dialogues@hsc.wvu.edu.