Students in Assistant Professor Katherine Hendel’s Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition course are not only learning about some of the most debated and complex topics in nutrition—they’re also making videos to help the public better understand them
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SPH course applies a public health lens to alcohol and substance use challenges
Fundamentals of Alcohol and Drug Abuse equips undergraduates with the knowledge to understand and address current and emerging issues in substance use
“Improving Care Through Improv” brings joy while passing along vital skills to dementia care partners
School of Public Health staff helped bring family caregivers, health-care professionals, students, researchers, and aging-services leaders to the Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul for a hands-on improv workshop blending humor, communication science, and dementia-care training
The fight against ‘forever chemicals’
Since the early 2000s, SPH professor Matt Simcik has worked to reduce chemical exposures by studying how PFAS move through the environment—and how to stop them.
From wetlands to the lab, SPH students track and analyze vector-borne diseases
Associate Professor Jon Oliver’s class collects and dissects bugs to understand how the pathogens they carry pose a growing threat to human health
The SPH course where social and behavioral theory meets real-world problems
For decades, Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science has asked students to apply social and behavioral theories to public health issues they are passionate about
SPH students lead the charge for menstrual equity in Minnesota schools
The inclusive, culturally responsive new resource provides schools with step-by-step tools to implement the state’s groundbreaking menstrual equity law
Where Research Meets Practice: A Decades-Long Partnership Between the School of Public Health and Minnesota Department of Health
“It’s a huge asset and a strength for the school,” said Assistant Professor Melanie Firestone. “It’s not common for schools to have such a close, collaborative relationship with their state health department.”
