by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 18, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Yesterday, the CDC released a report describing where in the U.S. Americans engage in the least amount of leisure time physical activity. They also linked the same regions, in the South and Appalachia, to relatively high rates of diabetes and obesity. This CDC report...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 16, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Examples of Public Health
In case you haven’t noticed, one of my goals for this resource is to not focus only on one or two public health fields. To showcase the breadth and depth of public health, I am rotating my posts across seven or eight key disciplines. Today’s discipline is...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 15, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Tonight I joined the North Carolina State University’s Minority Association of Pre-Health Students for a discussion of public health. We had a great time…ok, I can only speak for myself. I had a great time answering their questions, sharing my pathways...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 14, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Examples of Public Health
Yes, the order is correct. Public health separate from medical professions is at least 100 years old…give or take. As I was watching and listening to the GRAMMY Awards show last night, I was struck by a similarity to public health. Public health as a concept...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 11, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health, Professionals
I enjoy popular culture with the best of them, including current music, movies, books, TV shows, dance, etc. I can chat about this season of Fringe and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo AND debate whether or not genetics trumps culture as a determinant of health...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 10, 2011 | 0 All, Careers
Ok, an assistant dean of students affairs…still, a real dean 🙂 I started this service to help students of all ages find out about public health careers and how to pursue them. I wish there was a service like this when I was in high school. Very few of my high...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 9, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Careers, Degrees, Univerities/Schools/Programs
If I remember correctly (and it has been awhile), this morning on the Today Show (yes, the Today Show), First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged people looking for jobs to find industries that are growing and get training in those fields. This could be at a local...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 8, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&A You might think that clinical trials are only supported by clinicians. Wrong! Some biostatisticians focus on the methods required to make sure that these trials provide the best possible measurements and comparisons:http://tinyurl.com/4c2ey9u. These methods...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 8, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook A news article on StuttgartDailyLeader.com demonstrates how new dietary guidelines can inspire researchers, advocacy groups and others to link to the recommendations. PHiA (Public Health in Action): I wonder who sponsored the studies promoted by USA...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 6, 2011 | 0 All, Enrichment Opportunities, Networking
&A of Facebook Professional conferences are a great way to learn, share ideas and network. E.g., The 2011 Global Family Health Conference at Brigham Young University:http://ce.byu.edu/cw/gfh/. Check with your local or regional universities and colleges for similar...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 4, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook Think Super Bowl ads are costly? They are! And, so is long-term care insurance for many Americans. Some health insurers offer new products to help meet the need: http://tinyurl.com/4jpeprm. PHiA: Finance experts help individuals reduce the hardship...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 3, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&As Public health is about people…helping people (maybe there is a song in there somewhere :). Meet Gretchen Coviello. Her “Tie One On” campaign raises funds to support cancer research, education and awareness (health promotion) via the Susan G....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 2, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook If you like CSI (the TV show) or solving mysteries (in general), become a disease detective or epidemiologist. Still not sure what an epidemiologist does? Start with this interactive case study:Â http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/detective.html....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 1, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook Environmental scientists use smog chambers to measure the impact of local air quality on health. Want to know your local air quality? Check out this map, supported by international, federal, tribal, state and local agencies and...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jan 31, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook Problems like obesity require teams of people with different perspectives and skills. PHiA: Today’s Daily Herald report on new dietary guidelines features a clinical dietician, journalist, health department official, nutrition professor and...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jan 31, 2011 | 0 All
&A You don’t have to have a graduate degree to practice public health. Jack LaLanne was a pioneer in health promotion, using videos, speeches and shows to encourage regular physical activity and good nutrition. http://tinyurl.com/4uqccl. PHiA (Public Health...
