Caprecia Miller, a Master of Social Work student, wanted to take action to address issues of systemic racism and police brutality. Her work in voter outreach gained national recognition. In March 2021, she received the CRISP Student of the Year Award.
How do environmental factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution, chemical exposures, social, genetic, and neighborhood exposures influence obesity and asthma rates? The College is exploring this question as it collaborates in the ECHO program, a seven-year initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Carolyn Leonard, a MSW ’22 student, says the art was inspired by this year’s theme for National Social Work Month: social workers are essential.
Germaine Louis speaks on her experience of working in two pandemics throughout her career, as well as the importance of mentorship for emerging leaders in Public Health.
A new Â鶹ÊÓƵ College of Health and Human Services study is one of first individual-level studies to track movements and symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak led the study—one of the first individual-level studies to track movements and symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) announced today that its PhD in Public Health with concentrations in epidemiology and social and behavioral sciences has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The College’s CEPH-accredited program of public health now includes its existing Bachelor of Science in Community Health, Master of Public Health (MPH) with seven highly specialized concentrations, Master of Science in Global Health, as well as the newly accredited PhD in Public Health. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is the first and only academic institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia to offer CEPH-accredited undergraduate and PhD degree programs.
New research led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams assessed African American breast cancer survivors’ risk factors and knowledge about cardiovascular disease in the Deep South. They found that although African American breast cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, their knowledge about CVD is low.
The Dean's Seminar Series will be broadcast live on GMU-TV. At the day and time of the event, the live broadcast will appear on this page and on GMU-TV's web site.
COVIDsmart, a digital health study designed to examine the many impacts of COVID- 19 on individuals and their communities launched today, with an open call for participation. The study welcomes participants from all walks of life across Virginia to share information on how the pandemic has affected their lives, even if they have not had COVID-19.
