Our blog addresses the professional and educational development of Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Read along as Jennifer Celio, updates about research and news in the public health field. Jennifer is an MPH student in Health Policy and Management at the City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College and is an elected member of their curriculum committee. Her interests include obesity prevention, food insecurity, health disparities, universal health care and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.Monthly Archives: September 2012
All about the upcoming APHA Annual Meeting and the APHA Student Assembly
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is holding its 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco on October 27-31, 2012. During last year’s meeting in Washington, D.C., I attended a 2-day learning institute entitled Shaping Policy for Health™: Defining and Communicating … Continue reading
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2 Ways to Make a Difference in Your Global, National and Local Communities (before year’s end!)
The aim of public health is to improve population health and eliminate health disparities through addressing the social, educational, economic and environmental determinants of health. BUT, this mission isn’t just for public health-ers…it’s for any concerned citizen interested in making … Continue reading
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