Health concerns from cleaning products
New Orleans, LA – February 19, 2018 Dr. James Diaz, Director of Environmental and Occupation Health & Professor, was featured on Healthy Living for FOX 8 News speaking on the dangers of cleaning agents especially in women. This report focused on the impact on the regular use of cleaning agents and the impact on the […]
LSUHSC SPH Study: Improving low-income residents’ utilization of farmers markets
Read the full news released featured in the AAAS and EurekAlert!, “Improving low-income residents’ utilization of farmers markets” February 20, 2018 New Orleans, LA – A pair of studies conducted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health found reasons and possible solutions to improve low-income residents’ access to fresh, local produce at farmers […]
We Saw Long-lasting Reforms from Models for Change in Our States
Dr. Stephen Phillippi, Director of the Institute for Public Health & Justice and Chair of the Behavioral & Community Health Science Program, contributes to this month edition of the publication Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Read the full article featured in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, “We Saw Long-lasting Reforms from Models for Change in Our […]
2018 ASPPH Annual Meeting
Registration for the 2018 ASPPH Annual Meeting is open. The meeting features programing for academic public health leaders, faculty, staff, and students, current public health and global health concerns, and the future of academic public health. The deadline to register is Friday, February 23 and the hotel reservation deadline is Friday, February 16. For more information, visit: https://www.aspph.org/event/2018annualmeeting/
LSU Program Director Awarded Grant to Develop an Interactive Voice Response System Intervention for Pregnant Smokers
Mr. Michael Celestin, Director of the Louisiana Tobacco Control Initiative and Instructor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, has been awarded pilot funding by the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium to develop a culturally tailored intervention using Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) technology to promote and […]
Farmers’ Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans
Dr. Henry Nuss, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, is the lead author of an article entitled “Farmers’ Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings”. The pilot study, published in Ethnicity and Disease, examined farmers’ market awareness […]
2017 School of Public Health John A. Rock, MD Visiting Scholar
Stephen Weiss, PhD, MPH, is a major contributor in establishing Behavioral Medicine as a discipline and is founder of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. His internationally recognized leadership in the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine of health have earned the Award of Distinguished Professional for his contributions to applied research. Dr. Weiss retired […]
APHA Live! Available for On-Demand
Couldn’t make it to APHA 2017 in Atlanta? You can still watch on-demand sessions and presentations that you missed – learn, be inspired APHA Live. Contact mcuccia@lsuhsc.edu for the LSU password to access the on-demand sessions of APHA for Faculty, Students and Staff. 13th Annual Public Health Finance Roundtable Sunday, November 5th, 2017 Georgia World […]
SPH Faculty awarded grants to address iron, lead and pathogen contamination in rural public water systems, and Harvey-affected private water wells
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Public Health-New Orleans, faculty members, Adrienne Katner, DEnv and Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, PhD are part of a team of researchers headed by Drs. Marc Edwards, PhD, and Kelsey Pieper, PhD of Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VA Tech) that was awarded a $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) RAPID Response […]
Komen Race for the Cure Walk/Run
For the last 5 years, LSUHSC has established a school team to participate in the local Komen Race for the Cure Walk/Run in City Park. Last year, we had the largest school team, an honor for which we received a plaque and special recognition at the after party. We want to continue to show that […]