Lea Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees announced Dan E. Springer (MHA ’15) accepted the position of chief executive officer.
Charlie Plain
Risk Factors for Adolescent Binge Eating Vary By Family Socioeconomic Status
A Project EAT study co-authored by Professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer shows food insecurity and other risk factors are linked to binge eating in adolescents from low socioeconomic groups.
Sinotte (MHA ’04) Named President of UChicago Medicine’s Ingalls Memorial Hospital and CHHD
Laszcz-Davis (MS ’73) Publishes OSH Article for International Labour Organization
SPH News Headlines – May 2019
Recent media coverage of University of Minnesota School of Public Health faculty, researchers, students, and post-doctoral fellows.
Dawoodbhoy in Film About Barriers in Queer Women’s Health Care
MHA student Nafeesa Dawoodbhoy is a featured expert in the documentary, “Patient No More,” which explores the barriers LGBTQ+ women encounter across health care systems and how the never-ending hunt for affirming care affects their lives.
Remembering James Ross Stephan (MHA ’65)
Talking Heated Tobacco Devices with Irina Stepanov
Associate Professor Irina Stepanov talks about heated tobacco products, how the new iQOS device works, and what the potential harms and benefits of iQOS are to public health.
Talking Tick Season with Jon Oliver
Assistant Professor Jon Oliver answers questions about where ticks are most prevalent, what people should do to avoid them, and what people should do if they find a tick on themselves.
Women Perceive Mammogram’s Potential Benefits More Important than Possible Harms
The results of a study led by PhD student Xuanzi Qin suggest the potential benefits of screening may be more readily understood and appreciated by women.
Number of Children Without Health Insurance Increasing Across U.S.
A report authored by SHADAC researcher Elizabeth Lukanen shows the number of uninsured children in the U.S. increased by nearly 270,000 between 2016 and 2017.
Reinders (MPH ’01) Named IPHA Executive Director
Lina Tucker Reinders (MPH ’01) has been named executive director of the Iowa Public Health Association.
