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News Archive 2006Prof. Rich Honored by Philadelphia City Council On Wednesday, December 7, Professor John Rich, MD, MPH, was honored by the City Council of the City of Philadelphia for his receipt of a MacArthur Fellowship earlier this year. More... Prof. Perez Authors Task Force Report on Mold Management December 2006 Assistant Professor Hernando Perez, PhD, MPH, CIH, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, is author and Task Force Facilitator of the recently published "Pennsylvania Mold Management Task Force Report to the Pennsylvania General Assembly." More... Prof. Liu at AHA Scientific Sessions November 2006 Associate Professor Longjian Liu, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, presented at the 2006 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. More... Dean Gold and Delaware Valley Legacy Fund November 2006 Dean Marla Gold, MD, joined co-convenors Sandra Thompson & Heshie Zinman, on Thursday, November 16, in a roundtable discussion about the issues and opportunities for funding at the Drexel Westphal Picture Gallery, Main Building, 32nd & Chestnut Streets, 3rd Floor in Philadelphia. More... Faculty Publications November 2006 Members of the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology & Biostatistics have recently published articles relating to their joint research. More... 2006 APHA Meeting in Boston Faculty, staff and students of the Drexel School of Public Health attended and presented at the 134th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Boston, MA on November 4-8. More... Prof. Newschaffer in Time Magazine article Professor and Department Chair Craig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was quoted in an October 30 Time Magazine article, "Blame it on Teletubbies," on the causes of autism. More... 2006 Welcoming Ceremony "Today we cross a threshold in our lives...we publicly enter the field of public health." The Drexel School of Public Health honored its newly-enrolled students at its annual Welcoming Ceremony and reception on October 25, 2006, in the historic rooms of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. More... Prof. Liu in Japan Associate Professor Longjian Liu, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, traveled to Japan in mid-October to present at two major symposia: the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) meetings on October 15th-19th, at Fukuoka, and the ISH Satellite Symposium on October 21-22 at Nishinomiya.." More... Prof. Rich on WHYY/Radio Times From Radio Times (WHYY, 91 FM) on October 4: "Bringing healthcare to America's inner cities: we talk with JOHN RICH, who was named one of this year's MacArthur Genius Fellows for his work addressing the health care needs of one of the nation’s most ignored and underserved populations—African-American men in urban settings." Click here to listen via Real Audio. Dean Gold on WHYY/Radio Times From Radio Times (WHYY, 91 FM) on September 26: "The CDC has urged that HIV/AIDS testing be part of all routine health exams for teens and adults. Many public health officals applaud the move while some civil libertarians and AIDS activists oppose it. We debate the issue with RONDA GOLDFEIN of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, and MARLA GOLD, Dean of Drexel University's School of Public Health." Click here to listen via Real Audio. 2007 State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) Student Research Paper Competition The State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) is the Pennsylvania Department of Health's overall plan and strategy to sustain and improve the health of Pennsylvanians. To increase the awareness of SHIP and promote graduate level student research in community health improvement topics in Pennsylvania, the Department is sponsoring the SHIP Student Research Paper Competition for the eighth consecutive year. More...
Professor John A. Rich, MD, MPH, Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the Drexel School of Public Health, was awarded a $500,000 MacArthur grant for his work in addressing the primary health care needs of young men in the inner city by designing clinical services and training programs. More... Prof. Sell co-authors Sexual Behavior Study Associate Professor Randall L. Sell, ScD, has co-authored "Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity: A Population-Based Survey of New York City Men," in Annals of Internal Medicine (19 September 2006, 145(6): 416-425). More... 2006 School Barbeque The School of Public Health capped off New Student Orientation Day with its annual barbeque party, on Thursday, September 21. More... Prof. Newschaffer on NPR Professor and Department Chair Craig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was quoted on September 5 in a National Public Radio report covering a recent study of autism. More....
Prof. Frank on IOM "Gulf War Syndrome" Panel Professor Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, was a member of the Institute of Medicine committee which recently issued "A Review of the Medical Literature Relative to the Gulf War Veterans' Health." More... New Public Health Faculty Prof. Frank Lectures Overseas August 2006 Professor Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, participated in a variety of international activities during the summer months. More... Prof. Liu publishes in Journal of Hypertension CHE Director Andrulis and health publications Prof. Chilton at Conference of National Council of La Raza SPH Faculty Receive State Grant for Cancer Education Members of the Drexel SPH faculty, led by Prof. Lisa Ulmer, Chair of the Dept. of Community Health and Prevention, were awarded a grant of nearly $500,000 from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their proposal for a Participatory Statewide Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network. More.... 2006 Commencement The School of Public Health graduated its Class of 2006 on Thursday, May 18, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. The Commencement Address was given by this year's honorary doctorate recipient, Wilma Bulkin Siegel, MD. More.... CPHRC hosts Health Officers Meeting The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) hosted the Mid-Atlantic Regional State Health Officers Meeting on the main campus of Drexel University. More.... 2006 Awards Dinner May 2006 The School of Public Health presented its 2006 Awards Dinner (and Student Poster Presentations) for graduating students and their community preceptors on May 16th. More.... Jessica McKee '06 gets Honorable Mention, ASPH Student Awards for Excellence May 2006 Jessica McKee, MPH Class of 2006, won Honorable Mention for her submission to the Student Award for Excellence in Public Health, an award co-sponsored by the Association for Schools of Public Health (ASPH). More.... Philadelphia Inquirer covers local bird flu plans May 2006 The May 10 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer covered the release of the City of Philadelphia's 118-page draft of its pandemic flu preparedness plan. The article, including comments from Dean Marla Gold and other local health professionals, can be read here. Public Health and Celiac Disease Awareness OCR Officers visit Center for Health Equality April 2006 Leaders of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) met with members of the Center for Health Equality (CHE) at the Drexel School of Public Health on the morning of April 19. More... Public Health editorial in Health issue of Dragonfire April 2006 Issue 20 of Dragonfire, Drexel's online magazine (nominated for a Best Online Magazine in the 2006 Webby Awards) has a public health editorial from Dean Marla Gold, MD. More... Drexel celebrates National Public Health Week The School of Public Health celebrated National Public Health Week throughout April 3-9, 2006. At 2 p.m., April 3, students hosted a kick-off rally in Rittenhouse Square (18th and Walnut Streets) for "Take It Outside," a campaign supporting a smoke-free Philadelphia. More... March 2006 Executive MPH student Elizabeth Hunt contributes to PA Dept of Health anthrax investigation featured in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. More... Dean Gold Joins in CNN Town Hall Meeting March 2006 Dean Marla Gold, MD joined former President Bill Clinton and CNN's senior medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a town hall meeting on the Drexel campus as part of CNN's "Fit Nation" initiative. The meeting and panel discussion focused on obesity prevention, and took place on Thursday, March 23, in the George D. Behrakis Grand Hall in the Creese Student Union Complex, 32nd and Chestnut Street. More... Prof. Yudell on Yucca Mountain nuclear waste February 2006 Asst. Professor Michael Yudell, MPH, MPhil, gave a talk on February 25th at the American College of Preventive Medicine in Reno, entitled "Conflicting Histories: Ethics and the Battle to Build the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Facility." Click here to see the entire CCPM program (PDF). Prof. Mossey publishes article on "sub-threshold depressions" in Advance for LPNs February 2006 "There is now compelling evidence that clinically important uni-polar depression is not limited to major depression or dysthymia. Rather, depression is viewed as a spectrum disorder; there are clinically significant depressive symptom levels not meeting DSM-IV criteria for major depression but still compromise the afflicted individual’s quality of life, physical and psycho-social functioning and the rate and degree of recovery from illness or injury." More... Prof. Liu contributes to WHO publication CPHRC Receives NATO Award for Overseas Institute Dr. Andrulis' Hospital Report cited by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CPHRC Publishes Terrorism Preparedness Article Flashback on Public Health |
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