Researcher Allison Watts found that adults in a regular yoga practice eat more fruits and vegetables, less junk food, and have higher levels of intense physical activity than those who don’t practice regularly or at all.
Chronic Disease
Health Care Integration: A Personal Perspective
After her husband’s experience with fragmented health care, MHA student Audrey Workman turned her focus on finding potential solutions.
Many Parents Still Resistant to Vaccinating Their Children Against HPV
Research by graduate Kayla Hanson (MPH ’17) shows many parents lack the facts when it comes to HPV vaccination and consider it unnecessary for their teens.
Understanding Patient Drug Preferences for Treating Venous Thromboembolism
Research by Associate Professor Pamela Lutsey found that patients viewed the reversibility of an anticoagulant and the ability to monitor its levels as important.
Efforts to Transform Health Care Led to Better Asthma Outcomes
A study by Assistant Professor Nathan Shippee shows that Health Care Homes had better asthma outcomes than other primary care clinics.
TV Watching Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk
A new study from researcher Kara Whitaker looked at an array of sedentary behaviors and found that when it comes to developing cardiovascular disease, watching TV may be the riskiest of them all.
Rural Residents Face Multiple Barriers in Finding Long-Term Care
Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith found that hospital discharge planners encounter transportation, financial, space availability and other problems when trying to place patients in rural nursing homes.
Strategies for Protecting Young Girls in Low-Income Countries from HPV
PhD student Kimberly Bonner is the lead author of a commentary on developing strategies for providing HPV vaccine to young girls who are not in school.
Study Finds No Proven Intervention in Preventing Late-Life Dementia
An analysis by Assistant Professor Mary Butler shows trials of physical activity, prescription medications, over-the-counter vitamins and supplements, or cognitive training interventions did not prevent dementia in patients who did not have it at the time of the studies.
Putting Treatments to the Test
SPH’s Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research leads global clinical trials to prevent and treat disease.
Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Death Risk in New York City
Research from Associate Professor Ryan Demmer shows that NYC is doing better than the rest of country in reducing cardiovascular disease-related deaths.
Breast Milk from Obese Mothers Contains Protein Associated with Risk of Chronic Diseases
Post-doctoral fellow Kara Whitaker found that breast milk from obese mothers contained elevated levels of C-reactive protein, which is linked to heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
