No Country for Parents: Why Childcare Matters for Health
Panel and Film Screening
4:00 - 5:30 PM - Film Screening & Panel
5:30 - 7:00 PM - Reception
The Department of Epidemiology invites you to a screening of selected excerpts from No Country for Mothers, followed by a panel discussion examining childcare access as a pressing public health and policy issue. The program will include remarks by Dean Jonathan Mermin and a conversation moderated by Columbia Mailman alumna Randi Hutter Epstein, featuring Reshma Saujani, Emmy Liss, and Lauren Houghton.
Panelists
Reshma Saujani, JD, MPP
Founder and CEO, Moms First
Executive Producer, No Country for Mothers
Emmy Liss
Executive Director, Mayor's Office for Child Care, New York City
Lauren Houghton, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Moderator
Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH'11 (Moderator)
Medical Writer and Author
Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank
Adjunct Professor, Columbia Journalism School
Welcome Remarks
Jonathan Mermin MD, MPH
Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health
Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Senior Vice President, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
No Country for Mothers
The documentary film No Country for Mothers investigates the lies dividing American mothers and the movement to bring them back together. Visit the film website or watch the trailer for more information.
Registration Information
This event is open to the public, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Columbia affiliates with an active Columbia ID do not need to register. All other guests should register using the button below by September 21, 2026.
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