SPH in the News for the Week of June 18

Monday, June 18, 2007

Ian Greaves was quoted in the Star Tribune on Sunday regarding a decision by the Minnesota Department of Health to withhold information about a rise in the number of cases of miners who contracted mesothelioma, a rare type of lung cancer. The Associated Press wrote a second article about this story that appeared on WCCO.com.
Michael Osterholm was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the complexities that arise during a pandemic and persuading people to stay home instead of going to work or school.
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in the Arizona Republic about her research, Project Eating Among Teens, that proves the benefits of eating meals together as a family. The article originally appeared in the Washington Post.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Ian Greaves was quoted in the Post Bulletin in Rochester regarding a decision by the Minnesota Department of Health to withhold information about a rise in the number of cases of miners who contracted mesothelioma, a rare type of lung cancer. The article was originally published by the Associated Press.
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted on CTV.ca in Canada about her research, Project Eating Among Teens, that proves the benefits of eating meals together as a family.

SPH in the News for the Week of June 18, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota