National Public Health Week - School of Public Health

Monday - Global Health & AI

The Public Health Student Association kicks off National Public Health Week with a presentation on global health and AI, featuring to experts:

Matthew S. Krauchunas, Ph.D., assistant professor in the VCU College of Health Professions

Monica Swahn, Ph.D., professor and dean of the VCU School of Public Health

Date: Monday, April 6, 2026
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: One Capitol Square, 830 E Main St., 6th floor, Room 644
Register to join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/UilHKjNdTYmKIJ0rnRuc4g

Tuesday - Speed Networking

The Public Health Student Association brings together faculty and students with shared research interests from across the university for a Speed Networking Event.

Please complete this form to express your interest in participating as a mentor or mentee.

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Time: 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: One Capitol Square, 830 E Main St., 12th floor

Wednesday - Public Health Spirit Day

The Public Health Student Association invites all VCU students to show their #VCUPublicHealth spirit!

Grab your gear at our School Spirit Shop or wear your favorite VCU apparel.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Show us your spirit! Tag us on Instagram @soph_vcu and #VCUPublicHealth

Wednesday - Career Talk by Karl Peace, Ph.D.

The VCU School of Public Health hosts alum Karl Peace, Ph.D., to share his public health career journey.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OQ85QJJSTU6-uCt6qXNMzA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Thursday - Community Impact Day

The Public Health Student Association hosts community organizations as they highlight their work, impact across Richmond and Virginia and opportunities to support their work.

Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: One Capitol Square, 830 E Main St., 6th floor, Room 644
Register to join on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q5cD5RiZSQWUrEql5F8CTQ

Thursday - Rams in Recovery

That (Difficult) Patient is Me: Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals in Recovery from Addiction

Rams in Recovery is excited to partner with the VCU School of Public Health for a lecture featuring Health Care Professionals who are in recovery from addiction. This talk will explore perspectives of people with lived experience with addiction and recovery and how that experience has changed their personal lives and professional practices. The series is intended to reduce stigma, increase help seeking and allyship behaviors among professionals, and provide insight and perspective on recovery from addiction.

Speaker: Dziko Singleton, CPRS
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: One Capitol Square, 830 E Main St., 6th floor, Room 644
Register: https://forms.gle/kt3Q17TDcvcW1Y6W9

Box lunches will be provided.

Friday - Dress Like Your Mentor Day

Public Health students are invited to dress in a style inspired by their mentor!

Post a photo or story highlighting your mentor and what you've learned from them.

Tag us on Instagram @soph_vcu and use the hashtags #IAmPublicHealth, #VCUPublicHealth and/or #NPHW2026.

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Saturday - Ready, Set, Plant

Join the PHSA to plant seedlings at a local park to support healthier, more sustainable urban greenspaces.

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Stockton Community Garden, 3901 Stockton St.

Public Health Student Showcase

An event to showcase graduate student research posters and capstone projects.

Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: One Capital Square, 830 E Main St., 12th floor

National Public Health Week 2026