Charlie Plain
Balukoff (MHA ’12) joins Kaiser Permanente Hawaii as hospital administrator
Aasen (MPH ’19) named ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellow
Weight-based teasing harms youth from immigrant communities in same ways as those from non-immigrant communities
A Project EAT study by adjunct faculty Marla Eisenberg found that up to 43 percent of adolescents surveyed reported being teased by family members about their weight.
Cigarettes marketed as “natural” and “organic” are loaded with nicotine and toxicants, just like other cigarettes
The study by Associate Professor Irina Stepanov shows the levels of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals in Natural American Spirit cigarettes are generally similar to those found in other commercial cigarette brands.
SPH News Headlines — June 2019
Recent media coverage of School of Public Health faculty, researchers, students, and post-doctoral fellows.
New integrated data analysis method to improve cancer cell research and treatments
Assistant Professor Eric Lock is developing a method that will allow researchers to analyze different kinds of cancer and molecular cell data together.
Fankhauser (MHA ’19) named CEO of Ventura County Medical Center
Luepker shares info on daily aspirin use with state in UMN series
Professor Russell Luepker answers questions about risk factors for heart attacks and strokes, the health benefits of daily aspirin use and who should take aspirin daily for prevention.
Study rules out high HPV infection rate as driver for increased cervical cancer deaths in immigrants
The results of the study by researcher Manami Bhattacharya show foreign-born people have lower rates of HPV infection than those born in the U.S. and suggests their higher cancer rates are due to barriers to health care.
Smartphone app makes collecting travel and activity data easier than ever
Daynamica was co-developed by Associate Professor Julian Wolfson and captures detailed activity and travel information when people are driving, walking, biking, or using mass transit, such as riding a bus.
American Indian Health minor established
The minor was created to address the unique health needs of the nearly four million culturally diverse American Indians living in the United States.
