Written by Michele Dinman, MPH, project coordinator for the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health Happy Older Americans Month! For the past 60 years, the Administration for Community Living helps us celebrate and honor older Americans each May. This year’s theme, Aging Unbound, promotes the importance of enjoying independence […]
In this blog post, MSW student Marissa Scofield discusses how Cognitive Stimulation Therapy can provide a social outlet and improve quality of life for those living with dementia.
Read about how more older adults today are interested in working past retirement.
Read part one of this two-part blog on environmental justice by practicum student, Katie Wiedeman, MSW candidate.
Read this blog post about environmental justice and its fight right here in St. Louis.
Learn more about suicide prevention among older adults in this blogpost by one of the students attending the course, Contemporary Perspectives on Aging.
Written by Renee Hays, MSW candidate, Brown School; student in Contemporary Perspectives on Aging The American prison population has been aging at a rapid pace throughout the twenty-first century. According to the National Institute of Corrections, between 1993 and 2013, the number of prisoners in America aged 55 and older sentenced to at least one […]
Read a perspective on the 9th Annual Global Health Conference by Global Health Student Advisory Committee Chair, Baffour Boaten Boahen-Boaten.
Read a perspective from a member of the Friedman Center for Aging staff, regarding how we often discriminate against ourselves as we age.
Members of the Life Outside of Violence team joined local, state and national violence prevention experts for a conference on community-based violence assessment and intervention.
Center for Dissemination & Implementation Director, Elvin Geng, MD, reviews the book, Invention and Innovation.
In this blog post, read more about the concept of “informed consent” in research.
In this blog post by WashU Assistant Professor, Charles Goss, PhD, read about and watch a presentation on MAISYs by Professor Daniel Almirall, PhD, from the University of Michigan..
Learn more about the career path of one WashU faculty member passionate about global environmental health.
Chair of the Global Health Center Student Advisory Committee profiles Professor Randall Martin and his focus on the environment and public health.
Practicum student Katie Wiedeman, MSW candidate, writes about diagnostic gaps as just one of the inequities in the care of this common women’s condition.
Read more about new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy.
A participant in the “When I’m 64…” course at WashU talks about her experience.
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride has written a blog post updating the Medicaid expansion enrollment numbers in Missouri.
2022 Global Health Week featured information on using e-health in geographic areas in need of better access to health care.
Read more about 2022 Global Health Week in this blog post about the fun and informative week of activities and collaboration.
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, and team have published a study on a voluntary Medicare Alternative Payment Model and how it impacts high-risk beneficiaries.
Read a reflection from Faculty Scholar, Nan Raghuraman, one of the attendees at the inaugural D&I Day at WashU!
Written by Morgan C. Shields, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School On September 7th, the Center for Dissemination and Implementation was pleased to host Karen Emmons, PhD, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, for her talk, The Role of Policy in Implementation Science and Health Equity. While understanding how policy […]
Faculty Scholars Debra Haire-Joshu, Rachel Tabak and Victor Davila-Roman, director of our Global Health Center will oversee one of seven NIH-funded ENRICH programs.
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, updates us on the state of Missouri Medicaid enrollment applications.
In this blog post, Elvin Geng, MD, reflects on an article that explores unintended harm on the most vulnerable populations.
Learn about the SALaMA Project in this blog post by a student in the 2022 Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
A student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track discusses eating disorders and research with the Center for Health Weight and Wellness,
A student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track writes about holding perpetrators accountable for crimes against humanity.
Learn more about what areas of St. Louis are disproportionately affected by childhood asthma, in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program Public & Global Health Track.
Read a reflective blog post on climate change from a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
Read about how this student in the Summer Research Program-Public & Global Health Track spent time working with the Center for Health Economics & Policy on their assessment of MO Medicaid expansion.
Read about a student’s perspective on his Summer Research Program experience with the Public & Global Health Track.
A student in the Summer Research Program-Public & Global Health Track blogs about Imposter Syndrome.
This Summer Research Program student in the Public & Global Health Track discusses expanding her knowledge about maternal and infant disparities through the program.
This student in the Summer Research Program-Public & Global Health Track discusses one of the issues facing more than 10% of the world’s population-meeting basic human needs.
In this blog post, a student in the Summer Research Program-Public & Global Health Track assesses the correlation between climate action and physical activity.
Successful aging can be achieved through patient-focused care, according to this student in the Summer Research Program-Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Learn more about how one study is helping reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression that older adult patients may face before/after surgery.
Read reflections on her program experience from a student in the Summer Research Program-Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Written by Jeanie Bryant, BSEd, BSAg, coordinator, Global Health Center The Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track hosted its inaugural alumni symposium on July 8, 2022. The event included a keynote address by long-time summer program mentor and Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar, Patricia Cavazos, PhD. Cavazos […]
A student in the Summer Research Program-Public & Global Health Track writes about her experiences working with faculty mentor, Hilary Reno on the impact of COVID-19 on STI treatment facilities.
This blog post outlines one Summer Research Program student’s work with the research team studying weight loss treatment for survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Learn about the Karch Lab and this Summer Research Program student’s research experiences while participating in the Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Learn more about the DRIVES Project in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Learn more about stroke neurology and other physician perspectives on neurological diseases in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program – Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Learn more about One Health in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
Learn more about particulate matter and how it affects climate change in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.
Learn more about ensuring sustainable water management in this blog post by a student in the Summer Research Program – Public & Global Health Track.