Dean Janine Janosky visits the White House

From left to right: Catherine Oaker, Deputy Director "Let's Move"; Kevin Hagan,
CEO, American Diabetes Association; Janine Janosky, dean of UM-Dearborn
College of Education, Health, and Human Services; Carole Johnson, White House
Domestic Policy Council;  Jeff Levi, Professor of Health Management and Policy,
George Washington University

WASHINGTON, DC - CEHHS Dean Janine Janosky participated in the White House Domestic Policy Council’s “Making Health Care Better” series on Thursday, April 7. She was one of three participants in a panel presentation about diabetes and healthy lifestyles, moderated by Catherine Oakar, deputy director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign.

The "Making Health Care Better" series highlighted the significant progress made in improving the health system over the past seven years. This first event was focused on diabetes, and brought together experts on diabetes within and outside of government, individuals living with diabetes, and passionate diabetes activists. Through three panel discussions and a "lightning round" interview, the event focused on advancements in diabetes prevention, research, quality of care, and coverage.

The opening remarks were given my Patrick Conway, MD, Acting Deputy Principal Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The panel presentations addressed the progress made for those living with diabetes and heartfelt testimonies of living with diabetes from NFL players and advocates from the American Diabetes Association.

Dean Janosky participated on the panel discussion "Healthy Lifestyle" along with Cat Oakar, deputy director of Let's Move; Kevin Hagan, CEO of American Diabetes Association; Carole Johnson, White House Domestic Policy Council and Jeff Levi, professor or Health Management & Policy at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University.

The event ended with closing remarks from Mary Wakefield, Acting Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

CEHHS Dean Janosky Speaks At 7th Annual International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities

This week, CEHHS Dean Janine Janosky traveled to Muscat, Oman to speak at The 7th Annual International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities 

Education and Health Workforce Development in Community Settings

Janine E. Janosky, Ph.D., Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 19000 Hubbard Drive, Dearborn, MI U.S.A 48126. jjanosky@umich.edu

 

"An overarching goal in the health community is to foster and develop social and physical environments that promote wellness and good health for all. One important consideration in working toward this goal is addressing the impact of social determinants, including economic stability, education, social and community context, health and health care, and the neighborhood and built environment. The focus of this presentation will be on the development and implementation of higher education health and wellness academic education and training programs, that include experiential, problem-based, and service-learning. Typically academic programs are designed as subject-specific and didactically focused, thus they do not address all of the known concomitant determinants and interactions of these subjects that together impact wellness and good health. This presentation will provide the context for the interrelationships of these determinants, the need for innovative academic and workforce development programs, the benefits and challenges of these programmatic approaches, as well as anticipated near future careers and professions."