SPH in the News for the Week of Oct. 8

Monday, Oct. 8, 2007

Pat McGovern was quoted in MedFax regarding a grant received by the University of Minnesota to lead the largest National Children’s Health Study.
Kristin Anderson was quoted by Shakopee Valley News regarding the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing breast cancer.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in eMaxHealth.com about her research which found that a large percentage of overweight teens engage in many of the same extreme weight-loss measures as their thin peers. A second article appeared in Pretoria News and was originally published by Reuters. Neumark-Sztainer was also quoted in a CBS News story in Philadelphia about the benefits of eating together as a family.
Lynn Blewett was quoted in the Minnesota Daily about the debate over the SCHIP bill.
Rosalie Kane was quoted in the Monterey County Herald about a new type of long-term care facility for elderly persons. The article originally appeared in the Boston Globe.

Friday, Oct. 12, 2007

Research by the School of Public Health was featured in an Ivanhoe Broadcast News story about the trend of hospitals and clinics switching to a computerized physician order entry systems in order to reduce medication errors.

SPH in the News for the Week of Oct. 8, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota