Nominations Open for 2021 Axelrod Prize in Public Health
The Axelrod Prize in Public Health honors and recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of public health at the intersection of academia and government service at the local, state, or federal level.
Undergraduate Student Creates Drive to Help Those Experiencing Homelessness
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 16th, 2020) – After writing her undergraduate capstone project on homelessness, undergraduate public health student Taylor Manzelli felt compelled to directly support the homeless population in the Capital Region and created the Toasty Tootsies donation drive.
COVID-19 and Emergency Food Provisions in U.S. Cities
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 9, 2020) - Department of Environmental Health Sciences Associate Professor Beth Feingold, PhD candidate Mariana Torres and Assistant Professor Xiaobo Romeiko, in conjunction with colleagues across the nation, examined emergency food provisions for children and families during the COVID-19 global health crisis.
Improving surveillance estimates of COVID-19 incidence in the United States
CCHRPP Co-Associate Director Eli Rosenberg and a colleague recently published a commentary on CDC's new work on COVID-19 incidence.
5 Questions with Faculty: Biomedical Sciences Assistant Professor Alexander T. Ciota
Assistant Professor Alexander T. Ciota is Director of the Arbovirus Laboratory at the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center, which performs testing, surveillance and research of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). The lab studies both mosquito and tick-borne agents including the flaviviruses West Nile virus, Zika virus, dengue virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus and Powassan virus, as well as alphaviruses eastern equine encephalitis virus and chikungunya virus, among others.
Spirituality, Caregiving and Enhanced Health Outcomes
ALBANY, N.Y. (December 2, 2020) - A recent study conducted by Associate Professor Julia F. Hastings and colleagues determined that supporting African American family caregivers’ spirituality boosts health outcomes.
The Impact of a Pandemic on Health Communication
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 25, 2020) - In a recent article published in Health Communication, Professor Jennifer Manganello and MPH student Patrick Schumacher, along with a colleague from the University of Delaware, addressed the major shift in the way health-related information has been communicated to the public since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing how the nature of public service announcements (PSAs) has changed.
SPH Researchers to Share Expertise at Upcoming Ending the Epidemic Summit
This year, the New York State Department of Health is holding World AIDS Day and Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Summit events virtually on December 1-3, 2020 - and SPH researchers will share their expertise.