Prof. Chilton co-authors "Food Insecurity" Article in American Journal of Public Health
March 2009
"Food Insecurity and Risk of Poor Health Among US-Born Children of Immigrants," Chilton et al., American Journal of Public Health, March 2009, 99(3), pp. 556-562. More...
CHP DrPH Program to be Spotlighted at World Congress on Public Health
January 2009
Dr. Lisa Ulmer, the chair of the School of Public Health's Department of Community Health and Prevention (CHP), and researchers from the CHP DrPH Program have been invited to present their paper, " Using Social Constructivist Theory and Principles of Service Learning to Transform Public Health Doctoral Education," about the school’s DrPH Program at the 12th World Congress on Public Health, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from April 27 – May 1, 2009. More...
Asst. Prof. Chilton, "Witness to Hunger," in Media Profiles
December 2008
"Flashes of reality in N. Phila" - Click to read the front-page profile of Asst. Professor Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH and her Witness to Hunger Project, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, November 30, 2008. More...
Assoc. Prof. Liu's Report on Heart Failure Cited in National Media
November 2008
Assoc. Prof. Longjian Liu, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, presented his latest report, "A New Epidemic of Heart Failure in the United States," at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, in New Orleans, LA, on November 9. The presented was cited by several national news organizations, listed below. More...
Drexel Presents Research at APHA's National Public Health Conference
November 2008
More than 15 students, faculty and staff members from the School of Public Health visited San Diego late last month to present individual research and school achievements at the 136th annual American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008). The school's "Live It" theme resonated from coast to coast. More...
Assoc. Prof. Bowleg Presents at Politics, Ethics and Citizenship Series
October 2008
Assoc. Prof. Lisa Bowleg, PhD, presented at the series "Politics, Ethics, and Citizenship: What Matters & Why: A Panel of Experts Responds" held at Muhlenberg College’s Center for Ethics in Allentown, PA. Prof. Bowleg, an HIV/AIDS researcher, explores the politics and ethics of HIV/AIDS research and policy. More...
"Urban and Suburban" Health Reports on Nation's 100 Largest Cities Online
August 2008
The Drexel University School of Public Health is proud to announce the recent expansion of its online research content, by making available the work of Prof. Dennis Andrulis, PhD, Director of the Center for Health Equality, regarding the health of America’s cities. The research, entitled The Social and Health Landscape of Urban and Suburban America, is a wide spectrum of reports and related data from 1990 to 2000 that profile the health of the nation’s 100 largest cities and their suburbs. More...
New Consensus Statement Offers First Blueprint for Disaster Preparedness in Minority Communities
June 2008
The Drexel University School of Public Health's Center for Health Equality, along with 26 other public and private organizations including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released the nation's first detailed blueprint for public health disaster preparedness in minority communities across the country. More...
Prof. Rich Quoted in Boston Globe Article on Senator Kennedy'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.
CNN Blog Features SPH Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
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...
Assoc. Prof. Liu Presents Study Highlights at AHA's Cardiovascular Disease Conference
April 2008
A national study by researchers at Drexel University highlights various potential strategies for the prevention and management of heart failure among different racial/ethnic groups. Dr. Longjian Liu, an associate professor at the School of Public Health, recently presented the research "Prevalence, Co-morbidity and Outcomes in Hospital Patients with Heart Failure for Whites and African-Americans: Implications and Benchmarks." More...
Asst. Prof. Chilton Co-Authors Pediatrics Article on Food Insecurity
January 2008
Asst. Professor Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH, has co-authored an article in this month's issue of Pediatrics, "Household Food Insecurity: Associations With At-Risk Infant and Toddler Development," (Pediatrics, Vol. 121, No. 1, January 2008, pp. 65-72.) More...
Assoc. Prof. Liu on Nutrition and Heart Ailments Among the Elderly
January 2008
Dr. Longjian Liu, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, published "Micronutrients, inflammation and congestive heart failure in the elderly – nutritional perspectives for primary prevention and clinical treatment," in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, volume 34: S14-S16, 2007. More...
Assoc. Prof. Gracely Commentary
January 2008
Dr. Edward J. Gracely, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, published invited commentary in Lab Animal (January 2008, 37:1).
New Report on Children with Autism and Fever in Pediatrics
December 2007
Prof. Craig J. Newschaffer, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has co-authored a new study of autism in children with fever, "hypothesiz[ing] that fever may restore nerve cell communications in regions of the autistic brain. The restoration may help children improve socialization skills during a fever." More...
Asbestos Found in Children's Toys, Other Products
November 2007
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that "asbestos has been found in a variety of consumer products, including one of this season's biggest-selling Christmas toys, according to the nation's largest asbestos victims organizations." Dr. Arthur Frank, Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at Drexel's School of Public Health, is quoted in the report. More...
Director Andrulis Profiled in Philadelphia Inquirer
September 2007
Dennis Andrulis, PhD, Director of the Center for Health Equality and Associate Dean of Research at the School of Public Health, was profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday, September 23. More...
Director Andrulis Heads SPH Study Revealing Failure in National Emergency Preparedness
September 2007
"Preparing Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities for Public Health Emergencies," a new report completed by researchers led by Dennis Andrulis, PhD, at the Drexel University School of Public Health, and released today in the journal Health Affairs, portrays the years of inattention to the needs of blacks, Hispanics, Asians and others in readying the country for emergency events. It also brings to light the powerful impact that 9/11 and especially Hurricane Katrina have had on promoting new programs and research, but also uncovering major areas needing significant focus and support. More...