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Episode 2: Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation

SPH Behind the Scenes

Our new video series, SPH Behind the Scenes, shines a spotlight on the people and places that make the U of M School of Public Health (SPH) such an amazing school. Join Interim Dean Tim Beebe as he tours some of the 30+ nationally and internationally recognized SPH centers in fall 2022.

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Intimate partner violence

A new SPH study finds intimate partner violence is a leading cause of maternal injury and deaths, yet screening is not routine.

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Healthcare working in personal protective gear talking to someone in car

Workforce overview

The U.S. needs at least 80,000 new public health professionals, so what are the strategies to correct the situation?

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Alcohol and oral cancers

Alcohol is a risk factor for cancers of the mouth and a new study may find out why.

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Minnesota Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act training module

Black, Indigenous, and American Indian birthing people and their babies experience disproportionate preterm births, illnesses, and deaths. The SPH Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity and colleagues developed a new, interactive eLearning course to give clinicians and providers the skills to interrupt racism and provide bias-free and equitable perinatal care. The first module centers on Black, birthing people, with one for Indigenous and American Indian birthing people to follow in spring 2023.

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Students of SPH

Inari Mohammed was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Minneapolis. She came to SPH for her MPH in 2017 and is now working on her PhD in epidemiology. Mohammed spent time during the pandemic as a case investigator with the Minnesota Department of Health and volunteered with the Seward Vaccine Equity Project to increase the accessibility of COVID-19 vaccinations among underserved communities. What does she like about living in Minnesota?

"I feel a sense of community here, largely because there is a considerable immigrant population in Minnesota. I don’t feel out of place being an immigrant or a Muslim woman wearing a hijab — I feel like myself."

— Inari Mohammed, Epidemiology PhD

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