UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
GUIDING GLOBAL HEALTH IMPROVING NUTRITION
2018 UIC MHA Case Competition Team at NAHSE where they placed 2nd.
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Here&Now
“The whole point is to look at this objectively, over time, in order to understand its true impact on all fronts, from public health to effect on the economy. … At the end of the day, you want the best policy possible.” - Lisa Powell
15 Years Later! Dr. Edward Mensah had a vision that understanding how to use data (Informatics) was going to be a need for future public health professionals back in 2001, and launched the Public Health Informatics program. Ahkhsdoihfaoidf baksdhfoiasdofh akdhfa;dsi hfadsiofh adfmnalkdfh akdsfh[ ao akdhf;lakhdfaamsdfh;a df. Adsnsgkha dghaio a kdhg aosdih faasdhfo iahd ofhaodfhaosdhfadfnb;lkadf;aodsfh;oaisdfho d fiahd faodf h;aosidfh oadfh apf idhf a;lkdfh dlasd faodhf oasdfh alsdf ahsof ldfaoldofhalddafl faldflsdghoasf hlads flasdf ladh folas fla dfladsf la dfla dfl adlsf alsdfh lasdfh aldsf lasdf lasdf lad flahd flads flasdlfhlal fla a lsdfhaldfh alfh alsfd laf aldfhladf aldfhlahfklafua lkfn asdfo a,df alkdf alf aofd alkdf aldf aksdfha;l alsfla goasd lahf asp sg ago afaoutj. See {www.uicphi15years of excellence} for details on how to advance UIC PHI and join our celebration.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent millions on advertisements touting the public health potential of Cook County’s controversial sweetened beverage tax. Now, thanks to about $2.5 million in funding from his Bloomberg Philanthropies, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago will study whether the tax actually improves public health over an extended period of time. For the entire article, visit:
https://go.uic.edu/PowellTribSep2017
Zone Behavior Zones help us walk. A recent nationwide evaluation of the relationship between zoning elements supportive of walking and both leisure time and active travel-related walking, written by HPA professor, Jamie Chriqui.
Barriers to Care Black women, women living in poverty, and those with higher levels of distrust are less likely to report barriers to timely screening mammography, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in Cancer. Sage J. Kim, PhD, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues used data from the Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas randomized controlled trial to assess the likelihood of obtaining a follow-up screening mammogram in women who identified barriers to timely screening mammography and those who did not. For entire article, visit: https:// www.clinicaladvisor.com/ obgyn-information-center/ black-low-income-womenmay-not-report-barriers-tocare/article/811329/
Communities seeking to make their land development policies and plans more supportive of walking may consider ensuring that specific elements are included in their zoning codes. Such elements or structural provisions include, but are not limited to: mixed use development; sidewalks; crosswalks; bike or pedestrian trails or paths; bike, pedestrian, and street network connectivity; parks and open space; and other types of pedestrian infrastructure such as street furniture and traffic calming measures. More information @ https://go.uic. edu/WalkingZoneBehavior
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Kee Chan, HPA Facutly, was part of a working group to develop an approach to gene screening. Read it here: https:// go.uic.edu/GenesScreen
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