Palestinian Public Health

Join us this Friday at 10:30 am (PST) to learn more about the services via our virtual info session! RSVP link for the zoom info here: https://lnkd.in/ghrZJ7EJ PPH is partnering with St. Vincent de Paul’s Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens (esavn) program to provide equitable services for our community and make their resettlement successful.

Hiba Elkhatib, MPH-a champion for health equity, Palestinian representation, and global public health initiatives. Founder of Palestinian Public Health and a dynamic speaker committed to transformative change. . . #HEaLConferences #ConferenceCall #knowledge #skills #healthylife #opportunity #keynotespeakers #mydoctors #educationconference #eventprof #global

Meet our speakers Hiba Elkhatib, MPH, who are on a mission to empower you to take charge of Health and Education and spark a ripple effect that resonates far beyond the conference walls. . . #networkingevents?#shapingfutures?#intellect?#doctorslife?#médical?#connectingminds?#healthconference?#educate?#communication?#publicspeakers?#confidence?#healing?#medicaleducation?#learning

Hiba Elkhatib, MPH, Founder & CEO of Palestinian Public Health, leads with a vision for equitable healthcare access. Harnessing expertise in public health, she champions initiatives aimed at fostering healthier communities and empowering individuals across Palestine. . . . #HEaLConferences?#ConferenceCall?#knowledge?#skills?#healthylife?#opportunity?#keynotespeakers?#mydoctors?#educationconference?#eventprof?#global

Last Saturday, we honored 120 Asian, Asian American, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Multiracial graduates at University of San Francisco Cultural Centers’ 18th annual Interwoven Asian Diaspora Commencement Ceremony. This year was my fourth year serving on the Interwoven Ceremony Planning Committee and it has always been one of my favorite involvements at USF. Across the reception food choices, music and entertainment, photobooth and centerpiece decorations, keynote selection and much more, this intentional ceremony facilitated affirmation and celebration of our graduates. Photos: https://lnkd.in/gQKypEVB This year’s theme was “Agents of Change” and in alignment with that theme, we were honored to have a local changemaker, Palestinian Public Health Founder & CEO Hiba Elkhatib, MPH, as our keynote speaker. Hiba imparted the reminder that our struggles are interwoven, and our voice, protest, and solidarity are essential to impactful change and liberation from systemic violence and colonization. Hiba used the analogy of an olive tree to visualize the resilience and strength needed to become an agent of change, and encouraged our graduates to ground themselves in their roots, values, and passion to make generational change. Describing branches as representative of the intertwined communities supporting us, Hiba extended her branches –figuratively and literally– to our graduates, encouraging them to extend and intertwine their branches with their community: the tighter our branches are interwoven, the stronger we are. I’m deeply humbled to have connected with Hiba, learning about her story and mission to achieve Palestinian liberation through public health. Thank you, Hiba, for inspiring our graduates to be the next wave of changemakers! Thank you to our Interwoven Ceremony Planning Committee Co-Chairs Ann Le, M.A. and Yih Ren for their leadership in making this celebration student-centered and critically meaningful. And thank you to my fellow employee and student committee members for their service in implementing a seamless celebration: Angeline Vuong, Louise Li, Michael Robison, Elena Harumi Nielsen, Michelle Sun, Sanya Ansari, Nika Mazloom, Carolayne Lage, and Sofia Milante. Cultural graduation ceremonies are one of my favorite end-of-year traditional programs. Planning a culturally-affirming experience for an expansive ethnic diversity within any racial group is no easy feat and requires ongoing iterations of receiving and incorporating student feedback. I’m humbled to have had the opportunity to help steward that process for our Asian diaspora, and even contribute my name reading experience during my time at USF. I take great pride in learning names and was touched when some students told me afterwards that my reading was their first time experiencing their name correctly announced. The warmth, love, and community celebration that cultural ceremonies facilitate will always have a special place in my student affairs career.

PPH Founder and CEO, Hiba Elkhatib, MPH will be giving a lecture on the ongoing public health crisis in Palestine this Monday at UC Berkeley from 6 - 7pm ???? Join us!