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Dr. Nicole MacFarland, wearing a hot pink suit, sits behind her wooden desk in her office at Senior Hope Counseling. She is smiling at the camera.
Faculty Q&A: Dr. Nicole S. MacFarland
Dr. Nicole S. MacFarland is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior and a Clinical Assistant Professor with the School of Social Welfare. She is also the Executive Director at Senior Hope Counseling in Albany, New York. For many years, Dr. MacFarland has worked tirelessly to help address the opioid epidemic across the life-cycle, which is devastating countless numbers of families and communities. She notes that the opioid epidemic is “one of our nation’s greatest public health crises to date.”
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Research Spotlight: How does pet ownership impact children’s health?
Your furry friend is more than just a great companion: according to research out of UAlbany’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, pets may provide protective health benefits against the effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure.
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MPH Student Selected as 2020 Women in Public Policy Fellow
MPH student Jessica Tanguay was selected as a 2020 Women in Public Policy Fellow by the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy— and for the next 6 months, she will complete her policy field placement at the Office of Mental Health within the New York State Department of Health.
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Research Spotlight: Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in New York
Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCIs) are commonly performed procedures that open up narrowed blood vessels of the heart to help treat coronary artery disease.
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Research Spotlight: Fruit Preservation & Environmental Sustainability
Fruit preservation helps eliminate food waste and provide nutritional, healthy food options. It is a growing industry that consumes significant amounts of energy and water and is associated with an array of environmental impacts - ranging from burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions to water quality degradation.
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Research Spotlight: Green Spaces Help Keep Us Healthy
A School of Public Health team worked with colleagues around the globe on two separate studies to determine the effects that green spaces have on our health – finding that the greener our surroundings, the better.
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Research Spotlight: Study Finds Children Log Excessive Screen-Time
A study conducted by the University at Albany, the National Institutes of Health and New York University Langone Medical Center uncovered several new findings about the amount of time children spend watching television or using a computer or mobile device.
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SPH Dean Earns SUNY’s Top Academic Honor
The SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed David Holtgrave, Dean of the School of Public Health, to the rank of distinguished professor, the highest faculty achievement in the SUNY System.