Minority Nurse Practitioners Underrepresented in New York State
A recent study conducted by the Center for Health Workforce Studies examined the racial/ethnic composition of New York’s nurse practitioner (NP) workforce.
Research finds people diagnosed with HIV in New York State were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19
New research out of UAlbany and the AIDS Institute found that through the middle of 2020, people diagnosed with HIV infection were significantly more likely to contract, be hospitalized with and die from COVID-19.
35th Anniversary Magazine
Read our 35th anniversary magazine to learn more about the work from School of Public Health faculty, staff and students!
Meet Lou Rotkowitz, MD: Online MPH Student
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 28, 2021) – Online MPH student Lou Rotkowitz has been working to treat COVID-19 and complete his MPH studies. Rotkowitz’s hard work has not gone unnoticed, as he has been recognized as a “Student Who Rocked Public Health in 2020” by the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
Adoption of “Stay at Home” Orders During the Pandemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 25, 2021) - Associate Professor Erika Martin and PhD candidate Philip Gigliotti recently explored the differences between states that were early and late to adopt “stay at home” orders, finding that they differed politically as well as for outbreak severity, availability of public health resources, and changes in the mobility of residents away from home.
Teledentistry’s Impact on Oral Health Services in Rural Areas
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 18, 2021) – Research conducted by Simona Surdu and Margaret Langelier at the University at Albany's Center for Health Workforce Studies found that children’s utilization of oral health teledentistry services in general dentistry clinics shortened their waiting period for specialty treatment services.
UAlbany, Tri-County Community Partnership Inc. Receive $286,000 Grant to Evaluate Drug Dependency Reduction Program
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 14, 2021) – Associate Professor Tomoko Udo and Tri-County Community Partnership have received $286,000 from the Center for Drug Policy and Prevention to evaluate Hope Not Handcuffs -Hudson Valley (HNH-HV), a program of the Partnership that aims to connect persons seeking help to address substance use disorder (SUD) with viable treatment options.
Effect of Serum Vitamin D on COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 6, 2021) – In a recent study, Professors Shao Lin and Benjamin Shaw collaborated with Dr. Kun Ye and a team from the People’s Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China to evaluate the effect of serum vitamin D level on COVID-19 infection and its severity. The researchers found that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is a risk factor for COVID-19, especially for critical cases.