Public Health

About the Marburg Virus - from Infectious Disease Expert Amira Roess

Gilbert Gimm, associate professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, to serve as treasurer on the state public health association board. 

Dean Perry collaborates with fellow researchers and students to advance interprofessional, multidisciplinary research on chemicals and fertility. 

Researchers led by Professors Farrokh Alemi and Janusz Wojtusiak found that computerized symptom screenings can supplement at-home COVID-19 tests to better confirm the diagnosis for patients and clinicians.

New research shows when cannabis is legal, prescription opioid abuse goes down. What does that mean for public health policy?

A new study led by Assistant Professor Dongqing Wang evaluated the continued challenges to adolescents’ education and mental health in five sub-Saharan African countries.

Assistant Professor Michelle S. Williams will create two online training programs: (1) To train community health workers to implement a lung cancer screening awareness program and (2) To educate high-risk populations about prevention for the disease.

The types of professionals required to keep communities mentally and physically healthy and safe are constantly evolving, and so are the degree programs to train them. Most careers emerging in public health and health care — including some new and exciting ones — require interprofessional skills and experience. In this blog, we’re delving into five emerging and vital roles in the global, interprofessional health workforce:

With data from the Mason: Health Starts Here study, Master of Science, Nutrition alum Li Jiang, Department Chair Lawrence Cheskin, and Associate Professor Lilian de Jonge found that students reporting a higher level of loneliness also reported a higher level of sedentary behavior and low activity.

Bachelor of Science in Community Health graduate Taylor Thomas reflects on her education pathway at the College of Public Health.