The Division of Epidemiology & Community Health focuses on disease and health in various populations. Our faculty and students examine the distribution, cause and prevention of diseases, and how human behavior affects overall health.
The Division of Epidemiology and Community Health holds weekly seminars, and many other events throughout the year.
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This presentation will review the historical evidence of the dire public health consequences resulting from weakened democracy and the lack of fair representation in bodies that determine how a population protects itself from various harmful health determinants.
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NCC is celebrating 50 years of supporting nutrition research with an open house celebration. Pop in to learn about our rich history and celebrate with snacks, games, prizes, and more!
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Join us to learn more about the Community Health Promotion, Public Health Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, and Epidemiology MPH and PHD programs.
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In this talk, Dr. Kelder will describe the origins and history of CATCH and it’s transformation from a grade 3-5 evidence based program to a Preschool to 12th grade general health education program with wide scale adoption and implementation in the USA and 44 other countries.
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Join Amy Pleimling, Coordinated Program Director and Laura Moores, Coordinated Program Assistant for an overview of the program and an opportunity to ask questions.
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Motivated by the notion of “Protest Psychosis”- a diagnosis created by psychiatrists during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s that disproportionately labeled Black activists as schizophrenics- I examine the impact of protests related to the Black Lives Matter movement following the police killing of George Floyd on racial disparities in emergency department visits diagnosed…
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Join us to learn more about the Community Health Promotion, Public Health Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, and Epidemiology MPH and PHD programs.
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Over the last decade, especially since the 2020 “Summer of Racial Reckoning,” structural racism has been increasingly recognized as a public health issue, impacting more than the criminal legal system. There has been a rapid upsurge of empirical studies seeking to operationalize structural racism quantitatively. During this seminar, I will be exploring the dimensions of…
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Join us at this fun and interactive session to learn more about the Community Health Promotion MPH, Public Health Nutrition MPH, Maternal and Child Health MPH, and Epidemiology MPH programs.
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In this seminar, we will delve into the intricacies of the organ donation and transplantation system in the United States and examine how the field of epidemiology contributes to the ongoing evaluation and enhancement of this system.
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At this seminar, members of the Social Epi Pod will present, in flash talk style, about the many, energizing new projects and initiatives that we are and have been launching!
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Join the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health and the national Cross-Center Collaboration on the Health of Justice-Involved Women and Children (JIWC) for a conversation with the GAO's Gretta L. Goodwin, Stephanie Heiken and Kathryn Lenart.
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In this session, participants will learn how to quickly produce accurate multimedia presentations of qualitative research results following the completion of online focus groups.
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Join us for this seminar with featured speaker Dimitri Drekonja.
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In this seminar, Dr. Harnack will provide a primer on FDA food and nutrition regulation, including sharing little-known and underappreciated nutrition regulatory success stories.
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