A new SPH study examined the financial distress of hospitals in rural areas by analyzing how rural hospitals — including unprofitable ones — fared over the course of eight years.
Health Policy and Management
Talking Alzheimer’s awareness with SPH’s Joseph Gaugler
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and Professor Joseph Gaugler with the School of Public Health answers questions about what Alzheimer’s is, its symptoms and risk factors
New study explores staffing priorities and challenges at local public health departments
Expert Alert: Tetyana Shippee on long-term care for LGBTQ+ older adults
To mark LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) is highlighting current research aimed at protecting the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ residents in long-term care facilities.
Hardeman receives a Community-Engaged Scholar Award
STAT News named Hardeman one of the 2023’s “Status Leaders” for her work in exposing racism’s role in maternal health disparities.
MHA Ranks No. 2 Among Healthcare Management Programs
School of Public Health’s Rachel Hardeman named one of STAT News’ 2023 ‘Status Leaders’
STAT News named Hardeman one of the 2023’s “Status Leaders” for her work in exposing racism’s role in maternal health disparities.
With new grant, School of Public Health researchers will build capacity for measuring structural racism
The $1.25 million project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “Making the Invisible Visible: Building Capacity for the Measurement of Structural Racism” will advance the work of measuring structural racism and its impact on racialized communities across the US.
Tetyana Shippee appointed to three national organizations
SPH Associate Professor Tetyana Shippee has recently joined three influential, national organizations focused on long-term care policies and practices.
Gaugler Honored with Distinguished McKnight University Professorship
Nearly half of all state and local public health employees left their jobs from 2017 to 2021
A new study finds that if the rate of employee departures continues, more than half of the nation’s entire public health workforce could leave their organizations by 2025.
Talking long-term care in rural Minnesota with SPH Associate Professor Janette Dill
Direct care workers are an essential part of supporting an aging population, particularly as more people favor aging in place over nursing homes and require in-home assistance with daily activities. Yet, as Minnesota continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about the state’s direct care workforce remain.
