Vol. 5. / Is. 04, Sep 2015 Archives

Aja Kneip Pelster

by COPH Staff | September 30, 2015

Student Highlight – Aja Kneip Pelster Hometown: Omaha Degree program/concentration – Ph.D. Student, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research What brought you to the field of public health? After graduating from UNL, I joined the Peace Corps in Uzbekistan. Because of my brief background in athletic training and lifeguarding in high school, the recruiter suggested public health. It wasn’t long after leaving for Uzbekistan that I realized my passion for the field. What do you like most about the College of Public Health… Continue Reading

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Shaping Nebraska to Become the Healthiest State in the Nation by 2020

by COPH Staff | September 30, 2015

Public Health Community Advisory – Becoming the healthiest state in the nation will take a systematic and collective approach with collaboration between committed stakeholders throughout Nebraska. Nebraska’s current health ranking is 10th (America’s Health Rankings, 2015), so, not too bad…there are only 9 other states in front of us! However, to move up those nine spots by 2020 requires that Nebraskans band together to work on target priorities. Two identified priorities are binge drinking and colorectal screening. Nebraska currently ranks 44th and 35th respectively in these… Continue Reading

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UNMC and Nebraska Medicine Designated to Co-Lead the National Ebola Training and Education Center

by COPH Staff | September 30, 2015

Public Health Practice- In July 2015 the University of Nebraska Medical Center, New York Bellevue Hospital, and Emory University in Atlanta were designated as National Ebola Training and Education Centers through a $12 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant. UNMC and Nebraska Medicine will receive $5.1 million over a five year period to develop best practices for health care workers and hospitals responsible for handling and treating patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. In the last year, the U.S. Centers for… Continue Reading

Posted in Public Health Practice, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 5. / Is. 04, Sep 2015

Summer 2015 Graduates

by COPH Staff | September 30, 2015

COPH Notable Mentions – In the summer 2015 semester, the following students fulfilled the requirements for the College of Public Health Certificate in Public Health, College of Public Health Master of Public Health and the College of Public Health Doctor of Philosophy. Congratulations and best wishes to all the graduating students! Certificate in Public Health Jane Ehlers Master of Public Health Graduates & Capstone Projects Bianca Christensen– Physical and Mental Independence among HIV-positive Patients: a Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study Kasey Edwardson – Factors Associated with… Continue Reading

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