University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
http://www.sph.umn.edu/
612-624-6669

About the Division

For over 73 years we have been leading national and international studies on the distribution, causes and, prevention of major diseases.

We focus on the effects of human behavior on health, illness, injury prevention, and other potential health risks in groups of people and entire populations.

Our strength lies in merging classical epidemiological observations with laboratory and population-based research in disease prevention and health promotion.

Epidemiology & Community Health

Epidemiology & Community Health

"We want to prevent and control disease. That’s what gets us up in the morning."           - Ruth Lynfield, MD, MN State Epidemiologist

Omega-3 fatty acids tied to lower heart arrhythmia risk

Cario Heart

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Older adults who had the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, most commonly found in fish, were 30 percent less likely to later develop an irregular heartbeat than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s, according to a U.S. study…

"These are meaningful reductions in risk," said Alvaro Alonso, a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, who was not involved in the study.

Does sex ed keep girls from becoming teen moms?

Teen Pregnancy

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In a new study, states with more comprehensive sex education programs had lower teen birth rates—but the effect seemed to be due more to political, religious and social differences between those states than the sex ed itself…

Regardless of what teens are taught in school, whether they can easily get condoms and have their parents' support for "healthy sexual decision-making" may depend on state politics and social factors, Marla Eisenberg, an adolescent health and medicine researcher at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health.

Upcoming Events

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EpiCH Event Highlights

Thursday, February, 16
PAMOJA
- 5-8 pm, Campus Club West Wing

Division Seminars

Friday, February 17
No Division Seminar this week

Open Positions at EpiCH

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor/Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Infectious Disease Epidemiology

On This Day - 2/14

National Call in Single Day

1929 - Sir Alexander Fleming was a young bacteriologist when an accidental discovery led to one of the great developments of modern medicine on this day in 1929. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mold that had fallen on the culture had killed many of the bacteria. He identified the mold as penicillium notatum, similar to the kind found on bread. On February 14, 1929, Fleming introduced his mold by-product called penicillin to cure bacterial infections.

 

In Epidemiology

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Division Contact Information

Ph: 612-624-1818
Fax: 612-624-0315
West Bank Office Building (WBOB)
  1300 S. Second Street, Suite 300
  Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015
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Division Office Hours:
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