News Archive 2005

SPH Panel on Katrina and Health Disparities
December 2005 

On Friday, December 9th, the Drexel School of Public Health hosted a panel discussion on the continuing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: "Navigating a Hurricane of Health Disparities: A Discussion on the Response by Public Health and Other Officials to Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath."   More...

2005 APHA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
December 2005

The American Public Health Association held its Annual Meeting this year in Philadelphia on December 10-14, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina forced a change of venue from the city of New Orleans.  More...

Prof. Chilton on WHYY, other media 
November 2005

Assistant Professor Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator at C-SNAP's Philadelphia site, was interviewed by host Jim Coleman about children and hunger on the radio program A Chef's Table, WHYY-FM, on December 3rd. More...

Prof. Arthur Frank co-recipient of environmental grant
November 2005

Arthur Frank, M.D., Ph.D., Professor in the Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, was recently named a co-recipient of a five-year $2.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish an academic research center. More...

Welcoming Ceremony for new students
October 2005

The Drexel School of Public Health honored its newly-enrolled students at its annual Welcoming Ceremony and reception on October 25, 2005, in the historic rooms of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.  More...

Panel of Drexel University Professors Discuss Hurricane Katrina
October 2005

"The Politics of Disaster:" Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive natural disaster to strike the United States in recent memory. For weeks the nation watched as survivors struggled to save themselves and their families, their property and dignity. More...

Prof. Longjian Liu lectures on Food and Healthier Aging at Paris Symposium
October 2005

Associate Professor Longjian Liu, M.D., M.S.C., Ph.D., Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, presented his lecture "Gender Differences as a Clue for Healthier Aging: Asian Food" on October 4 in Paris, France, at a symposium on food culture: Building Food Culture and Education for Longevity. More...

2005 School Barbeque
September 2005

The School of Public Health capped off New Student Orientation Day with its annual barbeque party, on Friday, September 23. More...

Prof. Mariana Chilton Presents Report on Food Insecurity at 5th International UNESCO Conference in Paris
September 2005

Assistant Professor Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., presented her report on "Stretching the food insecurity paradigm in the United States: Vectors of gender and ethnic discrimination," on September 12 at the 5th International UNESCO Conference on The Capability Approach ("Knowledge and Public Action"), in Paris, France. More...

Prof. Lisa Ulmer assists Katrina evacuees in Baton Rouge
September 2005

Prof. Lisa Ulmer, MSW, ScD, Chair of the Department of Community Health and Prevention, returned to the Drexel School of Public Health on September 8, after several days at the "largest acute-care field hospital in US history" on the grounds of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. More...

Katrina and the Drexel Community
August 2005

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina continued long after it made landfall on August 29 in the Gulf Coast. Read here for the response of our school, the entire Drexel community, and the Philadelphia region to this ongoing crisis. More...

Two Drexel SPH students are "Meatless Monday" Health Communication Scholars
August 2005

Drexel SPH students Carol Staubach and Jean Wallace (Executive Program Class of 2005, faculty advisor Assoc. Professor Marcia Polansky) were named Meatless Monday Health Communication Scholars on August 26. More...

Prof. Peter Rumm lectures in Britain and Lithuania on Terrorism Preparedness
August 2005

Associate Professor Peter Rumm, M.D., M.P.H, F.A.C.P.M, presented his lecture "The National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism, and Current U.S. Changes in How Preparedness is Evaluated," in a number of European cities, August 9-17. More...

Dr. Dennis Andrulis publishes report on declining hospital numbers in American cities
August 2005

A recent report led by Dennis P. Andrulis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of the Center for Health Equality and Associate Dean of Research (and co-authored by Lisa M. Duchon, Ph.D.), was released on August 17, and describes the declining numbers of American public hospitals since 1996. More...

Dean Gold, Professor Gallagher weigh in on Pennsylvania Food Inspection
August 2005

Dean Marla J. Gold, M.D., and Assoc. Professor Dennis Gallagher, M.A., M.P.A., are quoted in a 2-part investigative newspaper report, "A Recipe For Trouble," which ran in The Morning Call, covering the Lehigh Valley portion of Pennsylvania, on July 31 and August 1. More...

Prof. Perez and City Week
July 2005

Assistant Professor Hernando Perez, PhD, MPH, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, was a participating member of City Week Philadelphia, the pilot event organized by local members of City Year, "an action tank for national service, demonstrating that service is a means to build a stronger democracy. More...

Prof. Fisman Cited in NY Times article on Hospital Water Decontamination
July 2005

Assistant Professor David Fisman, MD, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was cited in a New York Times article of July 19, detailing New York state health officials' urgent recommendations that hospitals decontaminate their water supplies following the second outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in a New York hospital this year. More...

CHE Director Dennis Andrulis Published in Public Health Reports
June 2005

Dennis P. Andrulis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of the Center for Health Equality and Associate Dean of Research, published "Moving Beyond the Status Quo in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children's Health," in the July-August issue of Public Health Reports. Click here for a full-text PDF version of the article (88 KB).

Prof. Mariana Chilton Receives Grant to Study "Well-being of Children of Immigrants"
June 2005

Assistant Professor Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., has received a $25,000 USDA-funded Research Development Grant for her proposal "Well-being of Citizen Children of Immigrants in Relation to Food Stamps and WIC, 1998-2005." The grant is processed through the Harris School at the University of Chicago, and was reviewed by Harris School affiliates and staff members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More...

Focus on SPH Feasibility Study in Lancaster County, PA
June 2005

A recent article in the Lancaster New Era highlights the ongoing work of the Drexel School of Public Health to determine the cost, value and feasibility of establishing a countywide public health department in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. More...

Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication receives Pennsylvania Health Grant
June 2005

The Drexel University School of Public Health (SPH), Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC), recently received a $566,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, through the Keystone Alliance. The CPHRC is currently involved with several key research and community projects related to terrorism preparedness. More...

Prof. Arthur Frank Cites Asbestos Contamination During Lecture Visit to Israel
June 2005

Arthur Frank, M.D., Ph.D., Professor in the SPH Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, was featured in the June 5 edition of the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, in a key article about the high rates of mesothelioma in areas of the country. More...

Prof. Mariana Chilton Receives Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence
June 2005

Assistant Professor Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., M.P.H., was honored at the annual Drexel University Faculty Dinner with the Lindback Award for teaching excellence, for her work in both the masters and doctoral programs. More...

Prof. Hernando Perez, Television Interview on Toxic Mold
June 2005

"Could your house be making you sick? Could you be suffering from symptoms of toxic mold and not know? One of Pennsylvania's leading experts on mold, Dr. Hernando Perez, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Drexel University in Philadelphia has been studying the effects of mold on the human body for more then ten years..." More...

Cizely Kurian, '05, wins Top Award in National HRSA Competition
May 2005

Cizely Kurian, Class of 2005, won Third Place, Single Discipline Award Division, in the Secretary's Award Competition for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, a national competition. Cizely received the award for "Photovoices: Uncovering Family Experiences Behind Welfare Policies and Programs." More...

SPH Commencement
May 2005

The School of Public Health graduated its Class of 2005 on Friday, May 20, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The Commencement Address was given by this year's honorary Doctor of Public Service recipient, Linda M. Rhodes, Ph.D. More...

SPH Awards Dinner
May 2005

The School of Public Health presented its 2005 Awards Dinner for graduating students and their community preceptors at the Wyndham Philadelphia at the Franklin Plaza, on Tuesday, May 17th. More...

"Cover the Uninsured" Week
May 2005

On Monday, May 2, 2005, SPH participated in national Cover the Uninsured Week activities by hosting three panel presentations, exploring different aspects of what it means to be without health insurance in America. The session was entitled “Windows on the Uninsured.” More...
 

SPH Students are Winners on Drexel Research Day
April 2005

Two SPH students received top honors for their posters at Drexel's 2005 Research Day: Cizely Kurian: "Photovoices: Uncovering Family Experiences Behind Welfare Policies and Programs" and Michelle Teti: "Improving HIV Prevention Programs by Acknowledging the Links Between Personal Violence and Women's Risk Behaviors" More...

Seventh Annual "Celebrate Health" Fair at 11th Street Corridor
April 2005

The Office of Government and Community Relations, in partnership with the Philadelphia Housing Authority, held the Seventh Annual Celebrate Health Fair on April 12, 2005 on 11th Street between Parrish and Poplar Streets, in the North Philadelphia community served by Drexel's Eleventh Street Health Services Center. More...

On Thursday, April 7, the Drexel University School of Public Health received the 2005 Public Health Organization Recognition Award from the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, in a special ceremony held in the College's Thomson Hall. Sharing in the award was Robert Groves, MD, MPH, Executive Director of the Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania. More...

SPH Gets Philadelphia to Lighten Up for Public Health Week
April 2005

The School of Public Health celebrated Public Health Week 2005 with its Lighten Up Philly campaign, including a sponsored run up six flights of Philadelphia City Hall steps on the morning of Tuesday, April 5. Students, faculty and local health and government officials turned out in force to take part. This Lighten Up Philly event was highlighted by the issuance of a Proclamation from Mayor John F. Street, recognizing April 4-10 as Public Health Week in Philadelphia. More...

MLA Public Health Forum
April 2005

Dean Marla Gold, MD, joined with other health officials to speak at this local forum, sponsored by the Medical Library Association on April 6.

Dean Gold testifies for Philadelphia City Council to support Clean Indoor Air Worker Protection Law
March 2005

"Honorable City Council members, my name is Dr. Marla Gold and I serve as Dean of the Drexel University School of Public Health. I am a physician, a former City Assistant Health Commissioner, and a member of the Philadelphia Board of Health. I am also a resident of Philadelphia and the mother of a 13 year old boy with asthma. I am here today wearing all these hats; an expert in public health with knowledge of the potential complexity involved with enactment of legislation; and a citizen who deeply loves this City for all that it has to offer...." Full testimony

Publications for Prof. Peter Rumm
February 2005

Associate Professor Peter Rumm, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M., Dept. of Community Health and Prevention, has two publications at the outset of 2005. His article "Mass communication and social marketing strategies to improve men's health*," appears in the February issue of Journal of Men's Health and Gender ," while an editorial letter will appear in the March issue of American Journal of Public Health. The letter is in response to "The pitfalls of bioterrorism preparedness: the anthrax and smallpox experiences," Cohen et al., which appeared in the October 2004 issue of AJPH.

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