by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jun 24, 2015 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health, Professionals
For three months in 2015, I had the great fortune to be a fellow in AcademyHealth’s AcademyHealth’s Innovators-in-Residence program. For three months, I worked from an office in Washington, DC on a creative project, while learning more about the fabulous...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 21, 2015 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health, Professionals
SPH alum goes on-air to counsel radio host | UMD School of Public Health. February 19, 2015 Family Science alumna Weena Cullins, a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, was featured in Terp Magazine’s Winter 2015 edition for her regular on-air...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 13, 2015 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health, Professionals
Here is one way experts improve our lives. They share facts and perspectives on public health issues, such as the recent spread of measles in the U.S. Check out the interview from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “Sick with measles, again”...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Nov 15, 2014 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
For many Americans, election day is the end of their focus on health policy, politics and advocacy. Well, not so fast! In fact, health policy and public health are on political agendas “all day, e’er day.” Case in point? President Barack Obama has...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 12, 2014 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Here is a great example of a celebrity leveraging their profile and passions to help communities. Public health professionals can have multiple roles in these types of programs, from management and evaluation to communications and health care delivery. Jennifer and...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 2, 2014 | 0 All, Careers, Examples of Public Health
Health policy in elections may be changing. The consequences could open up new roles in elections for experts in health policy and politics or political analysis. Group aims to put food policy on the kitchen table. Group aims to put food policy on the table Washington...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Sep 25, 2014 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Here is an awesome site with interesting and important health research from top universities around the world: Futurity. Though the topics are not just about public health (because health is more than public health, though that can be hard to tell sometimes), they...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 15, 2014 | 0 All, Careers, Examples of Public Health, Jobs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. is one of the premier public health institutions in the world. Its experts, leaders and staff are go-to resources for understanding and managing infectious diseases such as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jul 8, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Today, the Chicago Tribune reported on recent reaction to new government advertising guidelines encouraging advertisers and the food industry to promote healthy food to kids. Food, advertising industries call voluntary guidelines unreasonable The Guidelines Research...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jun 23, 2011 | 0 All, Careers, Examples of Public Health
The 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...
