A Great Source for Public Health Program News, Eg. Recommended Summer Readings/Movies
Jun 29
The ASPH Friday Letter is published online by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), a professional association for accredited public health programs and schools throughout the U.S. and beyond. This letter is a great way to get an overview of what is happening in member programs, from research reports and news on faculty and student accomplishments to funding and job opportunities...
The CDC is the Place to Be!
Jun 23The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA is one of the premier public health organizations in the world! CDC experts and programs provide data and statistics on diseases, engage in health promotion campaigns, conduct emergency response surveillance, sponsor interesting videos and other information sources and much more. The CDC is also a great place for folks trained in...
Meet the Biostatistics Professor
May 26Every once in awhile, I have to take advantage of the fact that my current school has wonderful people and projects that I can feature here! Today’s public health hero is a professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health who also happens to have been one of my professors when I was a master’s student. Anyone who can make categorical data analysis make sense to me is a...
Heard the One about the Zombie and the Epidemiologist in Congress?
May 19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a great blog post about zombies and emergency preparedness. Honest to goodness! Check it!! Well played, CDC . On a more serious note, this June, Montreal hosts the 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology. ”The Congress aims to showcase and promote the diversity of study, practice and policy within epidemiology as a whole, and has no...
The OKDF Dental Care Road Show
May 12According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (from the children’s oral health section): Tooth decay (dental caries) affects children in the United States more than any other chronic infectious disease. Untreated tooth decay causes pain and infections that may lead to problems; such as eating, speaking, playing, and learning. To help families in Oklahoma who cannot...
Kudos to Public Health Nutrition Hero: Dr. Marion Nestle
May 05
In March 2011, Dr. Marion Nestle was recognized as a public health hero by the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Her online citation notes that she was honored for “her national leadership in nutrition policy and her guidance in stemming serious nutritionally-based diseases, including obesity.” In reading about her accomplishments, I noted Dr. Nestle as a...
Spotlight on Health at the EPA
Apr 28The Environmental Protection Agency employs thousands of public health experts in offices and laboratories all over the country. In addition to their high-profile policies and regulations related to our air, water and soil, the agency is a great source of information and tips about health and safety connected to environmental risks. Copied from the Learn the Issues: Health and Safety sections of...