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 | Apr 30, 2015 | 0 All, About Public Health, Networking, Professionals
If you are a student and exploring career opportunities, I encourage you to attend the annual meeting for the American Public Health Association (APHA). These events bring thousands of professionals and experts and folks who want to connect with them to one place and...
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”...
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by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jan 16, 2014 | 0 All, Professionals
NOTE: The following points apply to all professional fields. You can find legitimate heroes among them. For the past 16 years, the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health has recognized people and organizations that have made positive contributions...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Nov 19, 2013 | 0 All, Networking, Professionals
Professional associations or groups that represent specific jobs or careers can be great resources, especially in the early stages of a career. When you join and participate in conferences, meetings or other activities you can: meet potential funders/collaborators/new...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 26, 2011 | 0 All, Professionals
Every 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...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 5, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health, Professionals
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...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 23, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Networking, Professionals
One way public health experts influence people’s behaviors is to communicate messages about what to do or not to do to be healthy and why. To be effective, these experts rely on theories, research evidence and actual results to develop best practices for...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 10, 2011 | 0 All, Professionals
Here is a great example of a scientist focusing on the environment and health. Dr. Elvia Niebla received a Bronze Medal from the Environmental Protection Agency for her work linking industrial sludge and human health. She also had the opportunity to form regulations...
