UAlbany at 2019 APHA Meeting
The University at Albany School of Public Health was thrilled to attend the 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting and Expo, where public health practitioners come together to meet face-to-face with thousands of influential decision makers and professionals.
UAlbany Receives $1 Million for Public Health Modeling Center
UAlbany is the new home of an applied modeling center designed to aid the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health organizations in developing, implementing and altering public health initiatives.
UAlbany School of Public Health and New York State Department of Health Receive $1 Million Grant for PFAS Health Study
The School of Public Health and the New York State Department of Health announced a joint grant of $1 million to fund the first year of a five-year project from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry to support a health study of exposures of residents living in communities with drinking water contaminated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Three separate studies reveal trends for eating disorders in the U.S.
A School of Public Health professor has been extensively researching eating disorders in the United States and has found trends that warrant increased screening for the disorders, she explains.
Residential Inequality for Muslims
Muslims in America today encounter stigmas that literally hit home. This is revealed in newly published research by two University at Albany faculty members, who delved into the unexplored area of residential attainment.
Dental Field Diversification
The dental profession is undergoing demographic changes, especially in gender distribution, according to a recent research study by the Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the School of Public Health’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS).
Partnering for the Public Good
A School of Public Health professor is assisting a second local community with its police-led program to help those struggling with addiction receive treatment.
Tackling Maternal Mortality
ALBANY, N.Y. (June 25, 2019) - The number of women who die during childbirth is on the rise across the country, and a School of Public Health (SPH) team has joined the many forces working to help change that course in New York.
The SPH-based Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program, led by Christine Bozlak and Rachel de Long, was awarded $150,000 from the New York State Legislature this past year to fund research and statewide education on maternal mortality.