5 things to know about Mason's College of Public Health
Dean Perry spoke with the Washington Business Journal about future plans for the College of Public Health, including workforce development and fundraising initiatives. Read the article here.
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- New George Mason University study of adults on probation uncovers higher levels of hostility and risk-taking among recent consumers of these high alcohol content flavored beverages
- New George Mason University study highlights opportunity to increase testing for sexually transmitted infections among this high-risk population
Emily Eckert is a vocal advocate for improving access to quality health care for pregnant and postpartum women and has published several articles on the topic.- All College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) students graduating this winter or who graduated spring or summer are invited to apply to share recorded remarks in Mason’s Winter 2020 Celebration of Graduates.
- On September 30, the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies offered a plant-based cooking class for the Mason community.
- Based on studies of previous recessions and periods of high unemployment, researchers are calling for policy actions to help mitigate the mental health risks associated with rising unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
Dr. Amira Roess, epidemiologist and professor in the George Mason University Department of Global and Community Health provides guidance on safe ways to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.- This month we will celebrate the first anniversary of the College’s Population Health Center (PHC).
- Despite widespread clinical screening, suicide is hard to predict, but a new George Mason University College of Health and Human Services study has found a way.
- Pilot initiative builds ability to deliver testing, contact tracing, and stress management protocols among health care providers, with goal of rapidly scaling to other sectors.
- After Kristine Tran, MS Global Health ’20, graduated this spring, she immediately began working at the Virginia Department of Health on COVID-19 contact tracing.
- Risky Breathing and Policy: Lessons Learned from Smoking and Air Pollution
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