Vol. 7/ Is. 08, Nov 2017 Archives

Undergraduates Explore Public Health at UNMC

by COPH Staff | November 30, 2017

Education Highlight – More than 25 undergraduate students and faculty advisors representing UNMC’s Public Health Early Admissions Student Track (PHEAST) pipeline program were on campus for a combined visit and open house. Every fall, students from PHEAST partner institutions, Chadron State College (CSC), Peru State College (PSC), Wayne State College (WSC), and the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), visit the UNMC College of Public Health to learn about careers in public health. PHEAST is designed to recruit, educate and graduate passionate public health leaders… Continue Reading

Posted in Education Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 7/ Is. 08, Nov 2017

Emily Blanchard

by COPH Staff | November 30, 2017

Student Highlight: Emily Blanchard Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Degree Program/Concentration: Public Health Certificate in Maternal and Child Health What brought you to the field of public health? I’ve been working in public health and healthcare since 2002. I joined the Peace Corps after college and spent three years in El Salvador as a health education volunteer. When I returned to the states, I went to nursing school. I have worked in high-risk obstetrics in an academic hospital for 13 years and knew that eventually, I wanted… Continue Reading

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Exposure to price promotions for cigarette is associated with financial stress among smokers

by COPH Staff | November 30, 2017

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Tobacco is one of the most marketed products in the United States. The tobacco industry has increasingly concentrated its marketing efforts at the point of sale (POS). In 2013, over 85% of the $8.9 billion of tobacco industry expenditure on marketing was made on POS sales promotion activities to reduce the price of cigarettes. Research conducted by Mohammad Siahpush and colleagues from University of Nebraska Medical Center revealed that smokers who are exposed to higher levels of cigarette price… Continue Reading

Posted in Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Vol. 7/ Is. 08, Nov 2017