Family is often the foundation of determining a healthy, or unhealthy, lifestyle for all family members. Family narrative and dynamics, gender identity, kinship and social organization, race, literacy, household income, and sociolinguistic background represent the early input children receive and shape the construction of identities, roles in society, and expectations and values. They affect the earliest experiences that impact our health.

Join the Departments of Linguistics; Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences; Family Medicine; School of Education, and; the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership for this one-day Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Family and Healthy U, which will focus on the central role of the family as a fundamental building block of society. Several experts will share their work in addition to two keynote speakers: Dr. Debi Gilbao, M.D., and Dr. Sonja Lanehart, Ph.D, Professor, and Brackenridge Endowed Chair in Literature and the Humanities at UTSA.

The Year of Healthy U and this conference represent a unique opportunity to bring together experts to discuss the diverse roles family plays in health and well-being, and to discuss how to make our community safe and healthy for all.

Date + Time

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location

University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Registration

Registration is free but required

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided, courtesy of the conference sponsors.

More Information

More information about the Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Family and Healthy U, including a conference schedule, list of sponsors and organizing committee, and more can be found on the Department of Linguistics website. Additional questions should be directed to HinH@pitt.edu.