LSU Researchers Examine Preferences for Home Based HIV Testing among Heterosexuals at High Risk for HIV
SOURCE: http://www.aspph.org/lsu-researchers-examine-preferences-for-home-based-hiv-testing-among-heterosexuals-at-high-risk-for-hiv/ Home based self-administered tests for HIV may be a viable alternative method for decreasing the proportion of people who do not know their HIV status, according to researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans School of Public Health – Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Program. Despite recent advances in […]
LSU Research Finds Association of Enduring Consequences of Disaster Exposure on Depressive Symptoms in Women
Research at LSU School of Public Health indicates that the severity of the stress response to experiencing disaster depends on individual exposure and background stress prior to the event. Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology on June 27, 2017, this current research explores individual-level exposure to disaster, neighborhood environmental characteristics, and their independent and […]
LSU Health New Orleans releases plan to reduce cancer deaths in Louisiana
Dr. Donna L. Williams, Director of the Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the LSU School of Public Health was featured on WWL.com Friday, July 7, 2017 announcing the LSU Health New Orleans plan to reduce cancer deaths in Louisiana over the next five years. Dr. Williams says the Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan […]
Louisiana Physicians Are Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common virus that can cause genital warts and certain cancers. The HPV vaccine is effective in preventing many HPV-associated diseases; however, vaccination rates suggest many remain unprotected. In a recent, study Dr. Donna L. Williams, faculty in Behavioral & Community Health and Director of the Louisiana Cancer Prevention & […]
New Class of New Orleans Albert Schweitzer Fellows Named
13 Graduate Students Will Spend Next Year Improving Community Health and Developing Lifelong Leadership Skills New Orleans, June 27, 2017—The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) announced the selection of its 2017-18 class of New Orleans Albert Schweitzer Fellows. Thirteen graduate students from Louisiana State University School of Medicine; Louisiana State University School of Public Health; Tulane […]
Dr. Rung, featured presenter at AcademyHealth Annual Meeting on Women and Gender Health
Dr. Arian Rung, faculty in the LSUHSC School of Public Health, Epidemiology Program, was featured in the Women and Gender Health Interest Group at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The group addressed the topic of “The Environment and the Health of Women and Families: Zika, the Gulf Oil Spill and the […]
Registry of Excellence Designation Awarded to LSUHSC School of Public Health’s Louisiana Tumor Registry
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) has recognized the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Public Health Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) as a Registry of Excellence. The official designation, awarded on May 31, 2017, recognizes achievement amount 48 cancer registries supported by the CDC – NPCR. The […]
Dr. Honoré to Address Academy Health Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Minority Engagement Annual Conference
Dr. Peggy Honoré, faculty in the LSUHSC School of Public Health, Health Policy and Systems Management and the School of Medicine, Division of Medicine, has been invited to deliver opening remarks at the AcademyHealth Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Minority Engagement (DIME) Diversity Networking Reception on Sunday, June 25, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00pm CDT. […]
Congratulations to the School of Public Health Class of 2017 for all your achievements.
Academic Honors: Summa Cum Laude (3.960 to 4.000) Erin Nechole Biggs, MPH Bridgette Tanieka Bienville, MPH Syeda Fabiha, MPH Yuta Ishikawa, MPH Helena Desiree Ochoa, MPH Caroline Bao Anh Vuong, MPH Magna Cum Laude (3.860 to 3.959) Kristin Dawn Cornwell, MPH Anne Springer Jayes, MPH Madhav KC, MPH Lauren Ann McDaniel, MPH Rachel Lynn Mancuso, […]
SGA host Boy Scouts for Public Health Merit Badge
It is no joke, April 1st the Student Government Association at Louisiana State University School of Public Health hosted the first annual Public Health Merit Badge for local Boy Scouts of America troops on the New Orleans campus. Over 30 Boy Scouts and troop leaders came from all around the state of Louisiana and Mississippi […]