Jean Perry, MPH ‘20, works for the state of Georgia as a Covid-19 Case Investigator at the Coastal Health District office in Savannah—the location where she previously completed an internship for her academic program. As a Case Investigator, Perry speaks with people who test positive for Covid-19 to gather more information (such as symptoms, preexisting conditions, and activity) and to obtain close contacts to share with contact tracers for follow up.

Join us on Wednesday, September 22 from 2-3 p.m. for our first virtual MCH Brown Bag of the 2021-2022 academic year! Medicaid expansion has been associated with improvements in maternal health care utilization and health outcomes. However, immigrant birthing individuals face exclusions to Medicaid eligibility and therefore may not benefit equally. The objective of this talk is to present mixed methods research exploring this issue, using U.S. natality data from 2010-2019 and in-depth interviews with key policy informants.

Learn more about Associate Professor Tomoko Udo and her work to keep our university community safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. This feature is pulled from our School's Summer 2021 magazine, focused on pandemic research and response, which is available to read online.

Dean David Holtgrave recently joined Dr. Benita Zahn on WNYT's Health Beat to discuss recent Covid-19 research.

Dr. Alvaro Carrascal, an affiliated faculty member at the UAlbany Center for Global Health, and Professor Jeancarlo Cordoba, a faculty member at the University of Costa Rica School of Public Health and a current DrPH student at UAlbany, recently collaborated with colleagues at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia to deliver an eight-hour synchronous online short-course on global health for Master of Public Health (MPH) students taking an international health class with a focus on COVID-19 pandemic and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.