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Transforming Public Health:
Learning From the Past, Preparing for the Future
Join the Institute for Public Health on October 27, 2021 for this popular and informative hybrid event! Hear from nationally recognized guests including Leana Wen, MD, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a frequent medical analyst on CNN.
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Institute National Council welcomes new chair
Alaina Maciá * BS ’98, MBA ’02 * President and CEO, MTM, Inc. Biography Ms. Maciá’s vision and passion focuses on ensuring that community services—including healthcare, job access and social services—are accessible for all persons. Since 2005, she has grown her company’s revenue from $30m to $700m within the transportation industry, focusing on building a […]
Center issues report on benefits of expanding Missouri’s Primary Care Health Homes Program for the chronically ill
The Center for Health Economics & Policy has released a report suggesting that Medicaid recipients can receive better quality, comprehensive home care by expanding the state’s “Primary Care Health Homes” (PCHH) program. The program currently enables patients with at least two chronic health conditions (heart problems, diabetes, etc.) to receive extra help managing their health […]
Study on vaccine preferences shows breaking down population by preference is important to meeting needs of the unvaccinated public
We know that the U.S. has been successful in vaccinating those who want the shot however, as we continue to hear about vaccine hesitancy or outright opposition, WashU dissemination and implementation researchers have conducted a study to get to the root of public preference. The study, entitled, “Preferences for COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategies in the […]
Latest Blog Posts
Moving beyond the encyclopedia: Cultural insights for effective global health intervention design
In this blog post by Summer Research Program, Public & Global Health Track student Kat Morgan, public health research on the African continent is discussed.
Remembering the people behind the disease
In this blogpost written by Sophia Tu, a Summer Research Program student in the Aging & Neurological Diseases Track, studies concerning dementia and Alzheimers are discussed.
Summer Research Program Experience 2.0
This blogpost written by Summer Research Program, Aging & Neurological Diseases Track student, Danielle Friz discusses various presentations on chronic diseases in aging adults.
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