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In Session 6, we will look at the impact of modern health practices on extending life spans since the turn of the 20th century with Dr. Alan Katz. We will also learn about the traditional art of Tai Chi with Master Dong and his ’ohana. Wear something comfortable to participate in learning Tai Chi moves and bring your plates/utensils/cups for some yummy Filipino dishes!
Goals and Objectives:
- Learn about a variety of approaches to health and medicine across tradition and cultures
- Explore how traditional medicinal practices have been utilized or adapted today
- Discuss ways in which valuable cultural knowledge can contribute to health and medicine in the future
Presenter: Alan Katz
Alan Katz, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Public Health and Associate Director, Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He earned his MD at the University of California, Irvine and his MPH at the University of Hawaii. Prior to his faculty appointment at UH, Dr. Katz served as the medical director of a federally qualified health center on Oahu and Director of the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s STD/AIDS Prevention Program. He was appointed by Governor Abercrombie to the Hawai‘i Board of Health 2012-2016, and has served as a consultant to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Performer: Dong Zeng Chen - Grand Master
Grand Master Dong Zeng Chen is the head of the Dong Family International Taichi Chuan Association and the head instructor of Dong Taijiquan Dao Academy. He is the third generation in his internationally famous family and with more than 50 years of sharing the art of Taichi all over the world. He is one of very few masters who inherited and has mastered the essential of Taijiquan.
Description:
In Session 6, we will look at the impact of modern health practices on extending life spans since the turn of the 20th century with Dr. Alan Katz. We will also learn about the traditional art of Tai Chi with Master Dong and his ’ohana. Wear something comfortable to participate in learning Tai Chi moves and bring your plates/utensils/cups for some yummy Filipino dishes!
Goals and Objectives:
- Learn about a variety of approaches to health and medicine across tradition and cultures
- Explore how traditional medicinal practices have been utilized or adapted today
- Discuss ways in which valuable cultural knowledge can contribute to health and medicine in the future
Presenter: Alan Katz
Alan Katz, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Public Health and Associate Director, Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He earned his MD at the University of California, Irvine and his MPH at the University of Hawaii. Prior to his faculty appointment at UH, Dr. Katz served as the medical director of a federally qualified health center on Oahu and Director of the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s STD/AIDS Prevention Program. He was appointed by Governor Abercrombie to the Hawai‘i Board of Health 2012-2016, and has served as a consultant to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Performer: Dong Zeng Chen - Grand Master
Grand Master Dong Zeng Chen is the head of the Dong Family International Taichi Chuan Association and the head instructor of Dong Taijiquan Dao Academy. He is the third generation in his internationally famous family and with more than 50 years of sharing the art of Taichi all over the world. He is one of very few masters who inherited and has mastered the essential of Taijiquan.
