What can we do for ourselves and our community?
3/23/2020 by Dr. Donna Williams Associate Dean for Practice and Community Engagement at LSU Health School of Public Health. My octogenarian parents are experiencing cabin fever. Even into their 80’s they have remained active. Since their ages bring increased risk, they are being super cautious. However there is a calm about them. They were children […]
Updated Guidance Regarding LSUHSC-NO and COVID-19
March 16, 2020 (6pm) As the cases of presumptive COVID-19 continue to increase across the region, LSU Health New Orleans is taking additional steps to reduce transmission of this viral pandemic. Effective immediately, we are transitioning to a modified work and learning environment to protect the health of our community while continuing to fulfill our […]
UPDATED Message from the Dean
Updated: 1:29 PM – 3/16/2020 Dear Students, A number of LSUHSC students may be ill and self-isolating. It would be helpful for LSUHSC to know how many students are in this condition. School of Public Health Students – Please complete this form and return to Dean Smith (dgsmith@lsuhsc.edu) who will report on the number of […]
Coronavirus/Covid-19: A Note from the LSU SPH Epidemiologists
I know there is much discussion and uncertainty about the threats posed by Coronavirus/Covid-19. Following are some recent and interesting epidemiologic papers on Coronavirus. These papers are some of Dr. Straif-Bourgeois’s favorite reads right now. (Dr. Straif-Bourgeois‘s expertise is Infectious Disease Epidemiology and she is faculty in Epidemiology at the LSU School of Public Health.) […]