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Period poverty: Health crisis for Black women, girls

Patients Come First Podcast - Katherine Scafide

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A new study led by Assistant Professor Dongqing Wang evaluated the continued challenges to adolescents’ education and mental health in five sub-Saharan African countries.

Assistant Professor Michelle S. Williams will create two online training programs: (1) To train community health workers to implement a lung cancer screening awareness program and (2) To educate high-risk populations about prevention for the disease.

The types of professionals required to keep communities mentally and physically healthy and safe are constantly evolving, and so are the degree programs to train them. Most careers emerging in public health and health care — including some new and exciting ones — require interprofessional skills and experience. In this blog, we’re delving into five emerging and vital roles in the global, interprofessional health workforce:

Mason’s MHA program received the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) award for its cultural competency, community involvement, environmental focus, and accessibility.

With data from the Mason: Health Starts Here study, Master of Science, Nutrition alum Li Jiang, Department Chair Lawrence Cheskin, and Associate Professor Lilian de Jonge found that students reporting a higher level of loneliness also reported a higher level of sedentary behavior and low activity.

Bachelor of Science in Community Health graduate Taylor Thomas reflects on her education pathway at the College of Public Health.

Dr. Yanika Kowitlawakul is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and has been involved in teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Kowitlawakul’s research interests are educational technology and patient safety.