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COVID-19, syphilis, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis show that while biomedical breakthroughs are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases, sustained focus and resources aimed at helping the most socially and economically vulnerable are essential.
Online MPH student Ethan Bouche was able to contribute to a large-scale research project as a distance-learner. He described his analysis of COVID-19 mortality within the California Teachers Study, exploring the pandemic's role in excess deaths and shifts in leading causes of death among participants.
"Growing up in Vietnam, I had never heard of the concept of mental health. But after a traumatic experience traveling home during COVID and being placed in a quarantine camp, my mind fell into a very dark place. There were very limited, if any, therapists or psychiatrists in my home country."
“In my year and a half working at a nursing home, I bonded with many residents while also watching many of them pass. The relationships I formed were very personally impactful, but I realized that we could be doing more to address the systemic issues affecting nursing homes.”
A health behavior change researcher outlines five practical steps that can help anyone create effective communications for behavior change and improving public health.
In this article first published on The Conversation, associate professors of Epidemiology, Emily Martin and Marisa Eisenberg, discuss how face masks remain an effective tool for controlling respiratory viruses like COVID-19, the flu, and RSV.