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Department of Public Health Sciences
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
DEPARTMENT NEWS
Graduate Programs
Unprecedented Times Lead to Increased Interest in Public Health
The Department of Public Health Sciences saw an increase in applications for the 2020 to 2021 academic year, with a 56 percent increase in applicants from 2019 to 2020. Also notable is that 84 students began their graduate education in public health this past August—approximately twice the number of students enrolled when compared to Fall 2019.
Graduate Programs
New Department-Led Seminars to Shed Light on Emerging Public Health Challenges The Department of Public Health Sciences has implemented Emerging Public Health Topics Seminars that will take place during the Fall 2020 semester. The first of three recent took place recently, which covered information on protecting populations from COVID-19 and an active hurricane season.
Graduate Programs
Public Health Experts to Serve as Directors of Graduate Programs in Prevention Science and Community Health
Sara St. George, Ph.D., research assistant professor, and Eric Brown, Ph.D., associate professor, both from the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, will serve as the new directors for graduate programs in prevention science and community health.
NEW GRANTS AND AWARDS
Health Services Research and Policy
The Florida Node Alliance Renewed for an Additional Five Years
The Florida Node Alliance, one of the longest and highest-funded programs housed at and managed by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been renewed for an additional five years. The node is a 20-year, $73.7 funded node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network framework, which consists of sixteen nodes.
ADDITIONAL GRANTS AND AWARDS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Emergency Response and Healthcare Personnel (RECOVER) Dr. Alberto Caban-Matinez, an associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, was awarded a sub-award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in emergency response and healthcare personnel. National Institute on Drug Abuse
Supporting Treatment Adherence For Resilience and Thriving (START) Dr. Adam Carrico, professor and director of the Division of Prevention Science and Community Health at the Department of Public Health Sciences, was awarded a diversity supplement from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The supplement will support a project on a mHealth intervention to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence for HIV-positive stimulant using men.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Prevention Science and Community Health
New Paper Highlights Challenges and Innovations in Latinx Health Disparities Research Amid COVID-19
Experts at the Miller School of Medicine and School of Nursing and Health Studies describe the challenges and innovative research methods developed to continue Latinx health disparities research amid COVID-19.
Environmental Health
Experts Find Association between African Dust Transport and Acute Exacerbations of COPD
Saharan dust outbreaks observed in Miami elevates the concentration of particulate matter exposure—an exposure that can affect both the lungs and heart. The outbreaks can also increase the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructive airflow in the lungs.
Health Services Research and Policy
Study Finds Association Between Social Determinants of Health and HIV Control in Miami-Dade County
Social determinants of health, such as economic stability, education, and health and healthcare, are associated with an increased number of people living with uncontrolled HIV—defined as out of treatment or with a detectable HIV viral load—in ZIP codes within Miami-Dade.
Medical Education
Visual Thinking Strategies Improve Observational Skills among Miller School Students, Study Finds
Visual Thinking Strategies, a facilitated method of guiding students in analyzing a preselected piece of visual art, positively impacts the total number of words students used to describe clinical images, the time they spent analyzing the images, and the number of clinically relevant observations they made.
UPCOMING EVENTS Florida Institute for Health Innovation
Working Well and Being Well Virtual Webinar
The Florida Institute for Health Innovation invites you to join a free virtual, multi-day webinar on working well and being well. A few topics of discussion will include managing toxic stress impact on infant mortality and maternal health, climate change, and the housing crisis during COVID-19 and beyond. The event will take place from 12 to 1 p.m. from September 22 to 24 virtually via Zoom. Register and learn more here.
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The Department of Public Health Sciences welcomes its new graduate students, who are pursuing graduate degrees in public health during a crucial time in history.
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