On Sunday, April 26, Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) will premiere Our Invisible Guardians, a documentary about public health and the many people who work behind the scenes to keep us healthy. Since the film was made a short five months ago, COVID-19 has changed our world and public health is far from ”invisible.”

Join School of Public Health (SPH) Dean John Finnegan for an April 28 webinar as he talks with documentary stars and SPH faculty Michael Osterholm, Marizen Ramirez, Timothy Beebe, and Jeff Bender about how their professional lives have changed to focus on the coronavirus and its impact.

Moderator:

John R. Finnegan Jr.
Dean and Professor
School of Public Health

Panelists:

Timothy Beebe
Mayo Professor and Division Head of Health Policy & Management
School of Public Health

Focus: The pandemic’s systems-level impact on health care delivery and organizations.

Jeff Bender
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Director of the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH)

Focus: The distinct challenges COVID-19 poses for rural populations and farmers.

Michael Osterholm
Regents Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health
Director for the UMN Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

Focus: The response to the pandemic and vital policy changes needed to control the spread.

Marizen Ramirez
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health

Focus: The trauma to families caused by COVID-19.