Morissa Henn, DrPH, Deputy Commissioner, NH Department of Health and Human Services

Topic: Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention 

April 4, 2024 | 12:30-1:30 PM

Virtual Lecture

Morissa Henn serves as Deputy Commissioner at the NH Department of Health and Human Services, the State’s largest executive agency, which is guided by a mission “to join communities and families in providing opportunities for residents to achieve health and independence.” In this role, she leads cross-cutting strategic efforts to integrate policy and practice, with a focus on supporting NH’s most vulnerable individuals. She also oversees Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility, the state-run psychiatric treatment facility for youth. Morissa was recently promoted from the role of Associate Commissioner, where her portfolio included the Division for Children, Youth, and Families the Division for Behavioral Health. With roles in New York and Utah in addition to New Hampshire, Morissa has spent the past 15 years working to try and put community needs and voices at the center of health and human service system policy and design.  

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Sexual health is an important part of our overall health & wellbeing, and Student Health and Wellness (SHaW), is committed to providing you with comprehensive & inclusive sexual health education & services. Whether you’re having sex or abstaining, looking to seek out specific resources, or are just browsing, we hope this fair will provide you with knowledge, resources, and support to make decisions that feel right for you - now and in the future.

Our 2024 fair will feature over 30 UConn and off campus resources related to sexual wellbeing, chances to win over 15 prize baskets full of sexual health swag and pleasure items, and FREE chlamydia & gonorrhea testing for the first 200 students who sign-up!

If you have any questions about our annual Sexual Health & Wellness Fair or require an accommodation to participate, please reach out to Cassy Setzler at cassy@uconn.edu.

*Please note UConn may be taking photos and/or video at the SH&WF for educational or promotional purposes.

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Know Before you Go! Interested in getting tested for STIs at the upcoming Sexual Health & Wellness Fair? Here’s what you need to know before arriving:

• This year, Student Health and Wellness is partnering with the CT Department of Public Health to test 200 students for chlamydia and gonorrhea - for free!
• If you’d like to be tested, arrive early. Fair attendees will be asked if they are interested in getting tested at the main fair check-in and given a number, which will secure their spot in line.
• Tests will be conducted via urine sample, so if you plan on getting tested, be sure to hydrate and do not urinate 1 hour before arriving.
• You will receive instructions after you’re tested about any follow-up, including how to access to results. Any positive tests will be offered FREE treatment at Student Health & Wellness. Eligible partner(s) of students who have positives tests will also be offered FREE treatment without the need to see a medical provider.

If you have any questions about the STI testing portion of the event, please reach out to our Advice Nurse Line at 860-486-4700.

Can’t make the event, but still interested in getting tested for STIs? SHaW offers STI testing throughout the semester at our Hilda May Williams building. Please call 860-486-4700 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

*Please note that in addition to SHaW & DPH testing, Perceptions Programs is generously offering a limited number of spots for students interested in being tested for HIV. Please visit the Perceptions Program table the day of the fair if you’re interested in receiving a rapid HIV test!

Chelsea Singleton, Ph.D., Tulane University

“Exploring the Nutritional & Health Consequences of Violence in
Black Communities”

April 18, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Dr. Chelsea Singleton is a nutritional epidemiologist whose research examines the impact healthy food access has on food purchasing behavior, dietary intake, and chronic disease risk. The overarching goal of her research is to document and dismantle nutritional inequities affecting low-income populations and people of color in the U.S. Her recent work has primarily focused on describing the mechanisms by which structural racism and structural violence impede healthy eating in underserved communities. She has extensive experience working with nutrition assistance program participants (e.g., SNAP, WIC), and she primarily uses epidemiological, geo-spatial, and community-based participatory research methods to accomplish her research goals. Prior to joining the SBPS faculty, she was an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed a USDA-funded post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2018. In 2020, the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) awarded her a five-year K01 grant. Her K01 research aims to study the effects of community violence on food retail and food purchasing behavior in low-income African American communities. She is a proud Tulane and Xavier graduate! 

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UConn & InCHIP Virtual Media Training Event

April 22, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Join InCHIP, Stephanie Reitz, University Spokesperson and Manager of Media Relations, and Tom Breen, Director of News and Editorial Communications, for a virtual media training event. During this online event, participants will learn best practices for engaging with members of the news media, the importance of deadlines, and when to defer to University Communications. This training will help build confidence among researchers when interacting with the media.

In Recognition of Sexaul Assault Awareness Month

Chiara Sabina, Ph.D. Rutgers University

Topic: Sexual violence among Latinas

April 25, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Dr. Chiara Sabina is an associate professor at the School of Social Work at Rutgers University. Her research centers on interpersonal victimization, especially intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and dating violence among Latinos. Dr. Sabina employs a contextual, strengths-based perspective with respect to interpersonal violence focusing on understudied groups, the influence of cultural variables, help-seeking responses, and examination of the service-delivery system. Dr. Sabina has received grants from the Fulbright Scholar Program, National Institute of Justice, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Vision of Hope, and National Sexual Violence Resource Center to conduct her work on Latino victimization, victim needs, violence prevention, domestic violence services, and culturally-informed services. Dr. Sabina is Senior Consulting Editor for Psychology of Violence and is a member of the Research Advisory Board of the National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities.

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