Matt Wille (MHA ’05) will serve as president and CEO of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI, starting in September.
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School program in Ecuador successfully teaches kids about sexual abuse prevention
PhD student Gabriela Bustamante evaluated the program that uses games and play to teach children about self-esteem, personal boundaries, anatomy, and more.
Volunteer Spotlight: Jack Dressen (MHA ’14)
Jack Dressen (MHA ’14), MHA Education & Engagement Committee and Healthcare Leadership Symposium Steering committee member, discusses why he volunteers and offers advice to others on engaging as a volunteer with the MHA Program and Alumni Association/Foundation.
Volunteer Spotlight: Tally Sharma Venjohn (MHA ’13)
Tally Sharma Venjohn (MHA ’13), SPH Scholarship & Awards committee member, shares why she volunteers and her advice to others interested in engaging with the SPH Alumni Society.
Study to assess dementia rates and patient needs in the Twin Cities African immigrant community
Professor Joseph Gaugler is leading a community-engaged assessment to identify and understand dementia prevalence, care needs, and patient resources in the African immigrant community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Body dissatisfaction begins before adolescence, remains constant into adulthood
The Project EAT study co-authored by Professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer found that 95% of those surveyed experienced nearly constant levels of high or low body dissatisfaction from adolescence into adulthood.
Toledo (MPH ’98) hosts podcast promoting health across U.S.
Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care
The new study by Assistant Professor Jaime Slaughter-Acey found light and dark brown black women reported experiencing the most microaggression, and were the two groups most likely to delay prenatal care.
Rapid innovation modernizes patient care
A new collaboration among three of Minnesota’s most important health research, education, and care delivery organizations — University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Mayo Clinic, and Hennepin Healthcare — trains a cohort of scholars each year in a game-changing, modern approach to health care called learning health systems.
SPH Alumni Society board welcomes four new members
Partnering diabetes community support groups with clinics and patients could help improve disease management
A pilot study by Adjunct Assistant Professor Pamela Jo Johnson found that people who participate in such support programs improve in their self-care activities and ability to work with their providers.
Laska begins first-of-its-kind study exploring college student food insecurity
Professor Melissa Laska says college food insecurity has been linked with adverse health and academic outcomes for students, including difficulty concentrating in class, lower grade point average, and higher deferment rates.
