We are excited to announce the first-ever NYC Walk with a Doc collaboration! The 'Walk with a Doc' chapter at Mount Sinai will be co-hosting with The Sophie Davis / CUNY School of Medicine 'Walk with a Future Doc' team. The event will take place Saturday, November 4th at 9 AM at Mount Sinai Hospital (at Hatch Auditorium).



Dr. Joan Dorn – Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine at the CUNY School of Medicine – will lead off the event with a discussion of the direct links between exercise and cardiovascular health. Prior to coming to CUNY, Dr. Dorn served as Chief of the Physical Activity and Health Branch in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Her research interests include the role of physical activity and other lifestyle behaviors in the primary and secondary prevention of chronic diseases.



We could not think of a more perfect speaker to lead off the first-ever NYC Walk with a Doc collaboration. If you're a regular walker with us, this is not a walk you want to miss. If you are new to WWAD, this is a perfect event to be introduced to the organization!



As always the event will begin at 9:00 AM in Hatch Auditorium at Mount Sinai Hospital. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early for give-ways, to get your blood pressure screened, and to enjoy coffee, and light snacks. An individually paced walk (with faculty, staff, and patients) will follow around the bridle path of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park.



More information about Dr. Dorn: (https://trend.ccnysites.cuny.edu/portfolio_page/dr-joan-dorn-co-chair/)



Dr. Dorn is a Medical Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine at the City University of New York (CUNY), School of Medicine. She received her PhD. in Epidemiology and Community Health from the State University of New York, University at Buffalo in 1993. She completed an American Heart Association postdoctoral fellowship and later joined the faculty in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. Prior to coming to the CUNY School of Medicine, she served as Chief of the Physical Activity and Health Branch in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).



Dr. Dorn’s research focuses on the role of physical activity and other lifestyle behaviors in the primary and secondary prevention of chronic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity. She has conducted this research in diverse populations, using a variety of epidemiologic study designs and methods including population based case-control and prospective studies, long-term follow up of clinical trials and surveillance at national and state-based levels. As Chief of the Physical Activity and Health Branch, she designed and was the lead scientist on an ancillary study to the CDC funded Community Transformation Grants Program. With an emphasis on health equity, this study examined the role of the macro and micro built environment on physical activity behavior in adult and child dyads living in four communities across the United States.



Her current research includes NIH/NCI-funded (Partnership Community Outreach Research Education) community based studies aimed at cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in minority and immigrant populations living in New York City and the NIH/NIDDK funded New York City Physical Activity and Redesigned Community Spaces (PARCS). The PARCS study is examining the association between parks, as a key attribute of the built environment, and physical activity, park usage, psychosocial and mental health, and community wellbeing. Dr. Dorn currently serves as Co-Chair of the EveryBody Walk National Collaborative to promote walking and walkable communities for all. She also serves on the American College of Sports Medicine Health Equity work group.



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