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Stories and videos on the public health research and practice strengthening health outcomes and life opportunities in Chicago neighborhoods and communities worldwide. The University of Chicago's School of Public Health works to improve public health through engaged partnerships between academics and civilians.
UIC School of Public Health
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Learn more about the UIC School of Public Health’s Community-Engaged Teaching (CEnT) Initiative, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, by reviewing our spring 2024 newsletter ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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Samantha Marinello, PhD in Health Policy and Administration '22 is the lead author of a study that found cannabis dispensaries are creating ads targeted at youth or making health claims, both prohibited by law ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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UIC's new Center for Health Equity in Cognitive Aging will address the needs of underrepresented groups through funding research, mentoring early-career faculty and connecting UIC to a national network ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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Caryn Peterson, PhD, is investigating how stigma and social influence impact the likelihood of HPV vaccinations and screenings, with connections to risks for cervical cancer ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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SPH's Law Enforcement Epidemiology Project aims to create city, county and statewide databases that track and describe civilian injuries and fatalities in encounters with law enforcement ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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The workgroup's recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly focused on improving housing access and affordability, with an understanding of housing's close ties to community health challenges ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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SPH's Kristen Malecki, PhD, chaired the national committee investigating the environmental health effects of the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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As part of a CDC-funded effort, SPH's Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center is working with the Illinois Department of Public Health to identify immediate and long-term public health workforce needs ..read more
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The first new pathology standards for black lung disease in more than 50 years were published based on research from the UIC School of Public Health's Mining Education and Research Center ..read more
UIC School of Public Health
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SPH faculty, staff, students and alumni are gathering in Atlanta for the nation's preeminent public health conference ..read more