What has Anna been working on?

Anna writes about her incredibly busy three weeks in Uganda. She is helping to implement a mid-term survey on family planning in Ssembabule District in central Uganda.

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Smoking bans do not cause economic harm

Smoking bans do not cause economic harm to bars and restaurants. That’s according to a study led by epidemiologist Jean Forster from the University of Minnesota.

Forster and colleagues used state-mandated reporting data from 10 Minnesota cities for the years 2003 to 2006.

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The Vitality Project aims to improve health of entire community

Albert Lea, Minnesota is the center of an innovative, ten-month pilot project designed to improve the health and life expectancy of people who live and work there.

It's called the AARP Blue Zones Vitality Project.

Leslie Lytle, a University of Minnesota epidemiology professor, is co-director of the project.

• Listen to Lytle on Public Health Scene

My Life: Imee Cambronero

Imee Cambronero is a graduate student studying maternal and child health and global health. Watch as Imee teaches hip hop dance, represents graduate students at the Board of Regents, and works on her master's project — a documentary film about family planning in India.