October 16, 2018

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Tuesday Talk - October 23 Building a Healthcare System on Idjwi Island in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). David Evans, PhD, Professor Emeritus and Special Lecturer of Sociomedical Sciences (in Pediatrics), Columbia University Medical Center

Dr. Evans has traveled to Idjwi for the last 7 summers to work with Dr. Jacques Sebisaho and his wife, Mimy Mudekereza to build a hospital and healthcare system on a large island in Lake Kivu in the eastern DRC. The Amani Global Works hospital has 75,000 patient visits a year, is training community health care workers and partnering with existing health outposts to create an integrated health care system. The program also conducts a nutrition program for children under age six, carry out deworming campaigns, and partnered with the DRC Ministry of Health to plan the response to the recent Ebola outbreak. Evans will talk of his experiences and show photographs of the islander's lives and of healthcare in the hospital and community. 12:00 - 1:30 p.m Faculty House Click here for map  Join us afterwards for a lunch in Faculty House EPIC reduced rates guests welcome RSVP for planning purposes

HOUSING MOBILITY PROGRAM - Application Deadline November 9 The Housing Mobility Program (HMP) offers tenants in Columbia housing financial support for moving out of Columbia housing or to a smaller apartment that may better fit their needs. For 2018-2019, we are offering an application round with a deadline of Friday, November 9, 2018.   The program description, available here , outlines the Program’s parameters, describes eligibility requirements, and includes copies of the application. It also includes characteristics of typical “downsized” apartments – including examples of rent – and information about professional organizers who help people move to a new residence.   If you have questions or wish to learn more, please reach out to Carrie Marlin, Assistant Provost for Administration and Planning, at 212-854-0218 or cm3509@columbia.edu .

EPIC Yoga - Thursday, October 18 EPIC Yoga continues Thursday mornings. Two separate one-hour classes are offered: 10:00 to 11:00 mixed level: designed for beginners to intermediate yogis; practices breathing techniques and moves through some basic yoga poses, concentrating on alignment, balance, and flexibility. Those with experience move more deeply into the poses. 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m . gentle/chair yoga : ideal for those of more limited mobility or flexibility; includes breathing, stretching, and yoga poses, done either seated in a chair or standing. No yoga mats are required for this class.

Further dates and details are available on our Calendar of Events . Virginia Papaioannou, Professor Emerita of Genetics and Development and registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance Registry leads the class. Guests are welcome. Click for more information or email Lalla Grimes.