Category: Nutrition
Newest face in the SAHP: Linda Bottom
HR Associate, Linda Bottom, recently joined the SAHP, transferring from Graduate Studies where she had split her time over the past three years between MSIA (Laura Bilek’s Associate) and BMI (Jim McClay’s Associate). She has previous experience with payroll and HR, and we’re happy to have her on board in this new role. Linda says […]
Mar 12, 2015
Regents OK shift for SAHP to become college
Big news for the School of Allied Health Professions! In case you missed this morning’s UNMC Today story: by Kalani Simpson, UNMC public relations | February 02, 2015 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved an initiative that the School of Allied Health Professions, currently an academic unit within the College of […]
Feb 2, 2015
2015 US News & World Report 100 Best Jobs – FIVE of our professions!
Five of our SAHP professions made the best jobs list! According to the 2015 US News & World Report 100 Best Jobs list: Physical therapy is #5 in health care jobs and #6 overall. Physician assistant is #7 in health care jobs and #10 overall. Diagnostic medical sonography is #8 in health care jobs and […]
Jan 23, 2015
UNK Health Science Education Complex update in the news
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:28 pm By Jeff Bahr, in The Grand Island Independent The people behind the Health Science Education Complex in Kearney believe that, if health professionals receive their entire education outside of Omaha, they’ll be more likely to work in other parts of the state. “That’s what we’re banking on, is […]
Jan 20, 2015
Study findings show lifestyle change lowers blood pressure
Rural Nebraska women, ages 40-69, with prehypertension (high normal blood pressure) were able to achieve reductions in blood pressure and attain normotensive blood pressure (< 120/80 mm Hg) following a distance delivered (web-based or print-mailed) healthy eating and activity intervention, according to the recently published paper by Patricia Hageman, Carol Pullen, and colleagues in the […]
Jan 19, 2015
We’re almost there…
Thank you to those SAHP faculty and staff who have already participated in this year’s United Way campaign. As of yesterday morning, the SAHP was leading the way on campus with 89% participation, and that’s awesome! We want to be even awesomer, however, by hitting 100% participation again for the third year in a row. […]
Sep 26, 2014
Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients, featuring Corri Hanson
Press release from SAN DIEGO – Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Conducted by researchers in […]
May 27, 2014
Annual SAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine
The annual School of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. This year’s recipient of the SAHP Excellence in Research Award was Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, assistant professor, division of physical therapy education. This award recognizes significant research contributions and addition to the knowledge of the clinical, scientific, and/or educational […]
May 12, 2014
Kudos to faculty with recent publications: Hoffman, Michael, Wampler, and Hanson
Erin Hoffman from the Physician Assistant program published in the official journal of the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants: Hoffman E. Fever in the Young Infant, Advance for NPs & PAs, Mar 2014 Kim Michael and Kate Wampler from the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program: Michael K, Wampler K, Shostrom VK, Boals M, Anderson JC. […]
Apr 16, 2014
Welcome Jodi Parrack, SAHP Accountant
Jodi Parrack has joined the SAHP as an Accountant III. She spent the last six years in Internal Medicine as a Financial and Clinical Analyst. Here, in her own words, are some facts about Jodi: I have a 21-yr-old daughter, Brittany, (from previous marriage) and she has an almost 2-year-old daughter, August. My husband, Tom, […]
Mar 21, 2014