Panelists at Drexel Discuss Hunger
April 2009
"For the first time in recent memory, a Philadelphia mayor is taking an active interest in combatting hunger, advocates said yesterday at a panel discussion about hunger as a public-health issue." More...
SPH Receives Grant to Track Public Health Indicatiors
April 2009
The School of Public Health announced that it received a $250,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help measure the impact of the Foundation’s grants and programs to improve the quality and impact of public health. More...
Dr. Chilton Brings National Attention to Hunger in U.S.
March 2009
An Associated Press article on Dr. Mariana Chilton, a professor and expert on children and food insecurity in America, appeared nationwide at the end of February. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, Miami Herald and more, the article follows a CNN story and other coverage of her "Witnesses to Hunger" study. More...
SPH Receives $110,000 for Anti-Hunger Research
January 2009
Dr. Mariana Chilton received two donations totaling $110,000 to support her work with The Philadelphia GROW Project and "Witnesses to Hunger" research project. The donations were made by donors who wished to remain anonymous. More...
Dr. Andrulis Moderates NIH Panel on Health Disparities
December 2008
Dr. Dennis Andrulis presented research and moderated a panel discussion at the NIH Summit: "The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities" in Maryland on December 17, 2008. More...
Prof. Lum Named "Outstanding Online Instructor"
November 2008
Asst. Professor Raymond Lum, MPhil, MS, Dept. of Health Management and Policy, was named one of Drexel University's "Outstanding Online Instructors" in an awards ceremony held on November 10. More...
Alumni Receive 2008 ASPH/CDC Fellowships
November 2008
Jason Dela Cruz '08 and Chris Estes '08, recent School of Public Health alumni, were selected to receive Public Health Fellowships from the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this year. The students were two of 18 recent graduates to receive the prestigious ASPH/CDC fellowships. More...
Prof. Chilton Receives APHA Young Professional Award
September 2008
Asst. Prof. Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, recently received the MCH Young Professional Award for her work on child and maternal health from the American Public Health Association (APHA). More...
Prof. Rich Named to Dartmouth College Board of Trustees
September 2008
John A. Rich, MD, MPH, the director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice and chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health, was recently one of five new appointees to the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees. More...
Recent School of Public Health Alum Receives Prestigious ASPH Fellowship
August 2008
Adrienne Poon '08, MPH, was recently selected for the Association of Schools of Public Health/Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship. As a fellow, Adrienne will soon be moving to Beijing and working as a Global Program Management Fellow with the Global AIDS Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More...
Professor Rich Quoted in Boston Globe Article on Senator's Physician
May 2008
Professor John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy and director of the Center for Academic Public Health Practice, is quoted in a Boston Globe story of May 23, about Dr. Larry Ronan, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s physician. Dr. Rich attended Harvard Medical School with Dr. Ronan.
Student is Finalist in Kaiser Foundation Essay Contest
May 2008
Adrienne Poon '08, a second-year Masters of Public Health candidate at the Drexel School of Public Health, placed second in the national Kaiser Family Foundation’s Second Annual Student Essay Contest. The Kaiser Family Foundation is a renowned organization, and it is a significant achievement to be named as a finalist in the annual essay contest. More...
CNN Blog Features SPH Center for Nonviolence
May 2008
Officials at the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Drexel University School of Public Health are leading online discussions about trauma, violence and guns at the CNN blog site Anderson Cooper 360º. More...
State, Local Leaders Talk Violence Prevention with Executive Students
April 2008
Students of the School of Public Health’s Executive MPH Program have been discussing public health approaches and strategies for preventing gun violence among youth in Philadelphia. That discussion came full circle on April 18 when three guest speakers – each with their own perspective on violence prevention – joined the class to analyze how violence prevention, including policy, programs and research, can be viewed through the broader lens of public health. More...
Prof. Rich Gives Closing Remarks at PPHA
October 2007
John Rich, MD, MPH, Chair of the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy, lead the closing plenary session, "A Trauma-Informed Approach to Addressing Violence," at the Pennsylvania Public Health Association’s 2007 Annual Conference on October 19. More...
SPH Faculty Participate in Congressional Black Caucus
September 2007
Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH and John A. Rich, MD, MPH, professors at the School of Public Health, are participating in this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. from September 26 – 29, 2007. More...