Public Health Nutrition student Rebecca Leighton creates Nutritious U, a food pantry for University of Minnesota food insecure students.
Equity
Depression Linked to Neighborhood Poverty and Violence
Depression affects 120 million people worldwide and a study from PhD student Spruha Joshi shows that the disease in older adults is linked to living in poor communities and neighborhood violence.
Interest in Caring for Underserved Declines in Dental Students
A study by student — and dentist — Makshita Luthra shows dental students lose in interest in caring for underserved populations over the span of their education.
Advocating for Her People
Amira Adawe (MPH ’15) uses her public health training to address issues threatening the health of the local Somali community, and to advise state legislators on programs that benefit all Minnesotans.
Helping Colorado Create Health Equity
The citizens of Colorado are learning how to promote health equity in their communities with the help of Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman, whose presentation, “Racism and Health Inequities,” is now being screened across the state.
SPH Addresses Structural Racism in Maternal and Child Health Programs
A UMN team that includes Associate Professors Ruby Nguyen and Jamie Stang is part of a national collaborative of maternal and child health training programs working to increase diversity in their curriculum, faculty, and students.
