School of Public Health - Year in Review 2011-2012

School of Public Health

Professor's Study is One of Five to Examine Home Care of Older Adults
University at Albany Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management Timothy Hoff has been awarded a $100,000 research grant from the federal Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research (AHRQ) to support a study examining patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care for older adult patients within primary care settings.
Researchers Study Correlation Between Traces in Water and Miscarriage
Researchers led by University at Albany scientists will conduct a two-year pilot study on the correlation between low to moderate levels of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and spontaneous abortion of clinically-recognized pregnancies.
Study Examines Chemical in Paper
Kurunthachalam Kannan, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health and research scientist at the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of Health, co-authored a study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Public Health Programs Lauded for Community Involvement
A Community-Based Participatory Research program co-led by Janine Jurkowski, University at Albany School of Public Health associate professor of Social Behavior and Community Health, was the lead program and one of the three programs supporting the University at Albany being named to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Public Health Course Reaches Students in Vietnam
University at Albany expert in the fields of public health and health policy has been chosen one of six American scholars to teach at Vietnamese universities during the coming academic year.

Students Assist Dominican Republic in Community Health Projects
Carol Whittaker, Director and Assistant Dean of the Center for Global Health, traveled with twelve students to the Dominican Republic. They were accompanied by Sony Stark, freelance videographer.

Public Health Students Take "Break" in Antarctica to Study Environment
Lynsey Cross, a second-year student in UAlbany’s Master of Public Health Program, is in Antarctica for five weeks on an 11,000-mile journey with the 109th Stratton Air National Guard Base of Scotia, N.Y., and the National Science Foundation (NSF).