About

21PHirst Signature Speaker Series

The 21PHirst Signature Series is an annual webinar, seminar, and talk initiative that virtually connects various thought leaders from New Jersey, across the United States, and around the world with the Rutgers School of Public Health community.

The series - developed to support the school’s core foundational areas of education, research, and community engagement - is guided by the principles of social justice and health equity, which inform the initiative’s annual theme.

For additional information or questions related to the series, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication .

The 21PHirst Signature Speaker Series is supported by GlaxoSmithKline

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September 2021 – June 2022 Signature Speakers
Theme: Racism is a Public Health Crisis: A Call to Action

• Oxiris Barbot, MD
  Senior Fellow for Public Health and Social Justice, The JPB Foundation
  Former Commissioner of Health, New York City
• Pamela Fessler
  Former NPR News Correspondent
  Author, Carville’s Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice
• Paschal Nwako PhD, MPH, REHS, CHES, DAAS
  Health Officer and Public Health Coordinator, Camden County
• Barbara Rimer, DrPH
  Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor
  Gillings School of Global Public Health
  
• André Sayegh, MA
  Mayor, Paterson
• Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN
  Helen F. Pettit Professor of Nursing
  Columbia University School of Nursing
• Mark Wade, MD
  Director, Newark Department of Health and Community Wellness

More speakers coming soon.

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