Vol. 2 / Is. 12, Dec 2012 Archives

Jungyoon Kim, PhD

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Kim teaches Health Care Organization Theory and Behavior. This course is about learning, understanding, and applying macro and micro theories that are relevant to explain and solve various problems in health care. Macro theory focuses on understanding how health care organizations behave and change their forms to adapt to the environment. Micro theory deals with human behavioral problems in health care, such as motivation, leadership, communication, and/or conflict. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on organizational and behavioral problems in health care. She… Continue Reading

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Veenu Minhas, PhD

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2012

Student Highlight – Dr. Veenu Minhas is an UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) MPH student in the epidemiology concentration. She entered the program in spring 2001 and plans to complete her coursework at the end of the current semester and begin her service-learning project in spring 2013. Dr. Minhas became interested in public health during her experience overseas. While pursuing her PhD and later on as a postdoctoral fellow in virology, she worked as a project director for a large epidemiological study in Zambia,… Continue Reading

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Dr. Baojiang Chen, PhD, Research on Biostatistical Methodological Development and Applications

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2012

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Chen’s current research focuses on both methodological development and statistical applications to research, such as in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) studies and cancer studies. Dr. Chen has been working on statistical methods and analyses for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC). Approximately 5 million people in the United States and more than 37 million people worldwide are affected by AD. With AD, a person’s memory and ability to learn and carry out daily activities such… Continue Reading

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Travel tips

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2012

Public Health Community Advisory – The American Red Cross has travel tips holiday travelers can follow to arrive safely at their destination. ON THE ROAD: Most holiday travelers get to where they are going by car. To arrive safely, the Red Cross recommends these safety steps for travelers who will drive to visit their loved ones over the holidays. Make sure the vehicle is in good working order. Start out with a full tank of gas, check the tire air pressure and make sure the… Continue Reading

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The Role of Public Health Training Centers in Public Health

by COPH Staff | December 15, 2012

Public Health in the National News – In October 2011, the College of Public Health (COPH) was awarded funding to launch the Great Plains Public Health Training Center (Great Plains PHTC). The purpose of the PHTC program nationally is to improve the nation’s public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of the current and future public health workforce. The program is funded through the Affordable Care Act Prevention and Public Health Fund, and is administered through the Health Resources and… Continue Reading

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