Research from Sonya Brady links behavior problems in children with caregiver stress and suggests they could both be helped through in-school, family-based mental health services.
Category Archives: Epidemiology and Community Health
The new minor will allow graduate students to learn and apply public health strategies to address a broad array of sexual health challenges and to build community sexual health.
PhD student Nick Roetker completed a genetics-based study confirming that taller height is related to increased risk of venous thromboembolisms.
Research from student Aaron Berger and Professor Mark Pereira shows that just a few cycling trips a week can lower a rider’s risk of developing chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes.
SPH students Rebecca Leighton and Samantha Mosbrucker placed first and second in the research poster competition held during the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists annual meeting in Minneapolis on June 13.
PhD student Mary Rooney published a study showing that the number of U.S. adults taking daily vitamin D supplements above the recommended levels has increased dramatically since 1999.
Research from MPH student Yasuhiko Kubota shows that the less education people have, the greater their chances of developing cardiovascular disease.
School of Public Health students create PSAs with the Minnesota Department of Health to promote breastfeeding.
A study by PhD student Aaron Berger and Associate Professor Rachel Widome confirms that later school day start times are associated with improved mental and behavioral health for adolescents.
Avoiding Skin Cancer
June 12Skin cancer rates have been increasing steadily in the United States. We asked cancer researcher DeAnn Lazovich to explain the increase in melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer. “75 percent or more of all skin cancer deaths are related to melanoma, one cancer that is largely preventable. The reason…