Virtual Event: Reflections from the Front Lines of Public Health Practice
Join us online to hear Dr. Thomas Burke discuss the gap between academia and public health practice through the lens of front line experience.
THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF OPEN DATA IN MITIGATING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
In this Health Affairs blog article, SPH's Associate Professor Erika Martin and students at Rockefeller College explore how open data has been used globally in the COVID-19 response. They highlight major challenges in using the data and provide recommendations on how to foster an open data ecosystem that can be leveraged now and in future public health emergencies.
Improved residential greenness associated with fewer cardiovascular disease diagnoses
A recent study published by Professor Shao Lin and international colleagues found that residential greenness (the general vegetation level of an area) influences cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence among adults in China, which is partially mediated by the presence of cardiometabolic disorders. Moreover, the study findings indicate that increased residential greenness leads to fewer cardiovascular disease diagnoses, shedding light on the need for improved residential greenness in low- and middle-income countries.
Postpartum Depression May Last 3 Years
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 2, 2020) – A recent study by Upstate KIDS found that one quarter of mothers in a population-based birth cohort had elevated depressive symptoms in the 3 years after the birth of their babies, showcasing the possible need for maternal depression screening beyond the postpartum period.
2020 World AIDS Day and ETE Summit
Registration is OPEN for the 2020 World AIDS Day and Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Summit, hosted by the New York State Department of Health!
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and COVID-19
Professor David Lawrence and a partner at the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center provided an in-depth report on the various implications of mitochondrial dysfunction with COVID-19 in the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology.
UAlbany Faculty Author Major Introductory Public Health Titles
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 29, 2020) – While developing advanced knowledge, conducting groundbreaking research and helping guide critical pandemic response, UAlbany School of Public Health faculty also recognize that sharing the basics of the field is fundamental to public health success. They hold authorship on several major introductory titles used to train public health students, each recently updated to include COVID-19 information.
Important introductory textbooks authored by UAlbany faculty include:
Enhancing Emergency Medical Response with Public Health Knowledge
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 26, 2020) – Lou Rotkowitz, an emergency medicine physician at NYC Health+Hospitals/Queens, is one of many students at the School of Public Health who is enhancing a career in medicine with public health knowledge. Since March 2020, he has been using his Master of Public Health coursework to help him succeed on the front lines of pandemic response.