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SPH Provides Resources for Vietnamese Fishing Community in Gulf Coast

The oil spill in the Gulf Coast is impacting the large populations of racial/ethnic minorities in the area, including a community of Vietnamese-American immigrants in the fishing industry. The SPH is providing this community and local service providers with ongoing preparedness information through its National Resource Center.

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Urban Poverty Strongly Linked to HIV

The CDC recently released new analysis that strongly linked urban poverty to HIV infection.  SPH researcher Dr. Seth Welles explains that poverty can be a reason for racial/ethnic disparities for high HIV prevalence among black and Latino communities.

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Helping Our Firefighters Stay Safe

Dr. Jennifer A. Taylor was awarded a three year, $870,000 fire prevention and safety grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to develop the Firefighter Non-fatal Injury Surveillance System. 

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Drexel Helps Sponsor Conference on Children's Health and the Environment

MACCHE Conference 2008

The Drexel School of Public Health is proud to help sponsor the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment's annual conference Sept. 18-19.  The event joins healthcare providers, public health professionals and others interested in the interplay between the environment and children's health.  More...


Alum Adrienne Poon Awarded Prestigious ASPH/CDC Fellowship

Adrienne Poon MPH \'08

Adrienne Poon '08 was recently awarded the ASPH/CDC's Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship.  The fellowship will take her to Beijing to lead global AIDS program.  More...

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08.18.08 School of Public Health to Display Public Health Milestones Exhibit

07.29.08 Nine New Faculty Members Welcomed at the School of Public Health

07.23.08 School of Public Health Announces Pfizer Visiting Professorship in Diabetes

06.17.08 "Urban and Suburban" Health Reports Now Online

06.11.08 Drexel Announces Blueprint for Disaster Preparedness in Minority Communities  UPDATES: AHANews.com | The Osgood File

06.05.08 2008 Student and Faculty Year-End Awards


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Nicole A. Vaughn, PhD
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Nicole A. Vaughn, PhD


Prof. Vaughn's research interests include: racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care; nutrition and chronic disease; health disparities in the military; health care access and utilization; community-based participatory research. Learn More


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U.S. News & World Report Names Drexel University One of Nation's Top Six "Up-and-Coming Schools"

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Drexel University makes U.S. News & World Report's short list of national universities that have achieved "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities."
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Dean Gold to Chair Diversity Committee at Academic Public Health's National Organization

Marla J. Gold, MD

Dean Gold was recently elected as the chairperson of the ASPH's Diversity Committee and will also serve on the Board of Directors for the academic public health's national organization.  More...

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For those who want to make a difference in the health of communities and populations, the School of Public Health at Drexel University offers exciting opportunities. More....