Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman joins the board to provide policy and strategic direction as well as financial oversight and planning for the organization.
Faculty
Yoga Improves Body Satisfaction Among Young People
Professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer found that adolescents and young adults practicing yoga experience increased body satisfaction — especially if they had poor body image prior to starting yoga.
Raising Infant Vaccination Rates Through Innovations in Access
Assistant Professor Nicole Basta is part of a team testing a new strategy in Uganda that may offer residents living in high-density urban areas cheap, reliable transportation to vaccination clinics.
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.
Transgender Americans Suffer Reduced Access to Health Care
Research from Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith revealed that transgender men and women were more likely than cisgendered adults to be uninsured.
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.
US Neighborhoods Feel Less Welcoming for LGB Adults
Research by Assistant Professor Carrie Henning-Smith shows lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults experience a lesser sense of cohesion in their communities.
Putting Treatments to the Test
SPH’s Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research leads global clinical trials to prevent and treat disease.
Joshi Contributes to Book on Alcohol Policy and Research
PhD student Spruha Joshi co-authored a chapter in the new book written to help lay audiences and decision-makers make sense of the research that’s behind a wide range of alcohol-related policies.
Asthma Leading to Job Status Changes for 9/11 First-Responders
Research from Assistant Professor Hyun Kim shows that 9/11 first-responders with asthma have higher rates of disability and premature retirement.
Linking Structural Racism and Health
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman sheds light on the link between health and racism in her work to make health a human right.
Hardeman Named to MDH’s Health Equity Council
Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman has been appointed to the Minnesota Departments of Health’s Health Equity Advisory Leadership Council to help address the state’s disparities and inequities.