Science Cafe June 2018
Screen Time – Engaging Youth to Develop Video Games that Increase Healthy Behaviors and Reduce Health Disparities.
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On Tuesday, June 12, 2018 the Clinical Translational Science Institute-Children’s National (CTSI-CN) sponsored this Science Café 360 event - Screen Time: Engaging Youth to Develop Video Games that Increase Healthy Behaviors and Reduce Health Disparities. The evening’s featured speakers were: Dr. Qing Zeng, Director, Biomedical Informatics Center and Professor, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University; and Dr. Linda Zanin, Director of Strategic Partnerships at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Zeng discussed her research that co-creates video games with teenagers to disseminate health information and promote healthy behavior among teens. Dr. Zanin shared her work in developing mutually beneficial community partnerships that expand knowledge in the field of health sciences while also forming a highly trained workforce. They were joined by Jennifer Ushe, Technology Education Teacher at T.C. Williams High School, Michele Coffman, the Career & Technical Education Specialist at T.C. Williams High School, and Laura Evans, a Health and Medical Sciences Instructor at T.C. Williams High School. The evening was moderated by Tonya Vidal Kinlow, Vice President for Community Engagement, Advocacy and Government Affairs and leader of the Child Health Advocacy Institute at Children's National. Ms. Kinlow is an advocate for health-education partnerships, community engagement and the link between health and academic outcomes.
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