Healthy growth spurt

the recent downturn in the economy hasn’t kept the rsPH from growing, notes rsPH Dean James curran the new claudia nance rollins Building (right), on schedule and slightly under budget, will be ready for students next fall During the past 18 months, the number of full-time faculty has grown by more than 10% this fall, the rsPH enrolled the largest number of new students ever As of september, the school had 444 new students, a 24 7% increase over last year total enrollment is 992 students, including 148 new students in global programs Kara Brown robinson, assistant dean for admissions and recruitment, credits the increase to growing interest in public health and global health-related programs among the current generation of students kat Narayan, Ruth and O.C. Hubert Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology and U.S. lead investigator. “First, we want to understand the occurrence and burdens associated with heart disease and diabetes to identify those who are at high risk for these conditions. Second, once someone develops diabetes, we want to control the disease and prevent its severe and ofen life-threatening complications.”

Narayan and Dorairaj Prabhakaran, phfi lead investigator, know the disease statistics well. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are among the top 10 countries in the world with the most diabetes cases. South Asia has the highest number of diabetesrelated deaths in a region, and Asian Indians are projected to account for 40% to 60% of the global cardiovascular disease burden over the next 10 to 15 years. In India, 35% of cardiovascular disease-related deaths occur in people ages 35 to 64. In the United States, the rate for the same age group is 12%. 