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Characterization of Indoor Air Quality in Residences and Schools on the...

Dr. Chandran Achutan, assistant professor in the COPH Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, and Ms. Mona Zuffante, administrator of the Winnebago Health Department, will...

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Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless (MACCH) Cost Study Project

Photo courtesy of news.tn.gov. Dr. Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, associate professor in the COPH Department of Epidemiology, and Ms. Erin Bock, assistant director of the Metro Area Continuum of Care for...

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Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density to Reduce Excessive Alcohol Consumption.

A group of neighborhood leaders met at the Gifford Park Community Garden to work on a proposal to address alcohol outlet density through a local land use ordinance, setting a higher standard for...

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Characterization of Occupational Hazards and Social Justice Issues among...

Dr. Chandran Achutan, assistant professor in the COPH Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, and Mr. Sergio Sosa, executive director of the Heartland Workers Center, will...

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Spotlight on the 2011-12 Mutual Fund and Collaborative Projects

Seven public health projects recently received support from the Mutual Fund and Collaborative Projects Programs in the COPH. A total of $110,000 was awarded by Dean Ayman El-Mohandes, MBBCh, MD, MPH,...

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Li-Wu Chen, MHSA, PhD, Research on Public Health Services and Systems

Li-Wu Chen, MHSA, PhD Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Li-Wu Chen’s main research interest is in public health services and systems research (PHSSR). He has directed and conducted several PHSSR...

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Ozgur Araz, PhD: Developing System Simulation Models to Inform Public Health...

Ozgur Araz, PhD Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Araz’s research focuses on developing system simulation models to analyze and understand the behaviors of complex systems and to inform policy...

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Childhood obesity expert releases design guidelines for school environments

Terry Huang, PhD by Jo Giles, UNMC public relations March 01, 2013 Since kids spend much of their day at school, obesity experts think school design can impact student health. A UNMC obesity expert is...

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Philip W. Smith, MD: Research on Hospital Environmental Cleanliness

Above, a study nurse obtains an environmental study sample. Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Smith’s major current research project relates to detection of hospital environmental cleanliness....

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Six members of the College of Public Health faculty receive UNMC...

UNMC Distinguished Scientist award ceremony On April 30, 2013, six members of the College of Public Health faculty received awards recognizing their scientific research and funding success. The UNMC...

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Chandran Achutan, PhD: Assessing Exposure to Hazards at Work and in the...

source:osha.gov Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Achutan’s research focuses primarily on exposure assessment and controls of chemical and physical hazards in the workplace and in the community. Dr....

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Gleb Haynatzki, PhD: Developing Statistical Models for Disease to Prevent,...

Gleb Haynatzki, PhD Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Haynatzki’s research focuses on developing statistical models for disease to prevent, treat, and improve the quality of life in individuals and...

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Fernando Wilson, PhD: Research on Public Health Policy and Health Services

source: teens.drugabuse.gov Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Wilson studies public health issues using econometrics. Econometrics brings together economics, mathematics, and statistics to analyze...

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Plaza Partnership: Supporting Collaborative Health Sciences Research

source: plazapartnership.org Spotlight on Research at COPH – The scene: Ten tables of four are spread throughout a meeting room, covered with large pieces of paper, markers and post-its. At each table...

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Todd Wyatt, PhD: Research into the Effects of Agricultural Dust Exposures on...

Todd Wyatt, PhD Spotlight on Research at COPH – A former popular tagline for the American Lung Association is “When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.” Unfortunately, this statement is true for...

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Amr Soliman, MD, PhD: Multidisciplinary Cancer Epidemiology Research

Amr Soliman, MD, PhD Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Soliman has developed a multidisciplinary cancer epidemiology research program in underserved and minority populations. Over the past 20 years,...

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Fang Yu PhD: Methods to Identify Differentially Expressed Genes/Proteins...

source: nimh.nih.gov Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Fang Yu’s primary research interest focuses on analysis and development of Bayesian statistical methods for high-throughput data....

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Ashish Joshi, PhD, MD, MPH

Ashish Joshi, PhD, MD, MPH Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Joshi’s research interests include global health; multifaceted technology-mediated interventions to support chronic care; and...

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Two COPH Students Receive Best Poster Awards at the 2013 Student Research Day

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Kelli Gruber, an MPH student in the epidemiology concentration, received the best poster award for her poster titled “Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colon Cancer.” In...

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Research Improves Health Outcomes of Agricultural Workers

Source: CS-CASH Spotlight on Research at COPH – Improving health outcomes, reducing injuries, and reducing deaths in the agricultural sector are all aims of the Central States Center for Agricultural...

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