Henry Lewis III, a 2014 graduate of the Student Affairs in Higher Education program, is returning to IUP to present "Advocate for your 'Black Health'" on Thursday, February 16.
The presentation will cover key risk factors, including stress and poor sleep habits, that lead to poor health and disease in the Black community and the preventative measures that college students can take. Lewis will also delve into his own personal health journey and the ways he advocated for his own health.
Lewis currently serves as the Internal Medicine Residency Program coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University Health. He was the 2020 recipient of the IUP College of Education and Communications IMPACT Award, which recognizes COEC alumni for outstanding achievement in their profession. Lewis has also published and presented at local, regional, and national professional conferences on his work in advising and mentoring diverse students interested in the health professions. His work appears in the Advisor: The Journal of the National Association for Advisors of the Health Professions and the second edition of Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs.