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Terry T-K Huang, PhD, MPH, CPH, Research on Childhood Obesity

by COPH Staff | September 15, 2012

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Although much attention has been given to the issue of childhood obesity in recent years, with national campaigns such as Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move, few resources have been channeled to the Latino community, the largest and fasting growing minority group in the United States. In 2011, a team of researchers led by Dr. Terry T-K Huang launched a project to address childhood obesity in the South Omaha Latino community. The project aims to engage and assist youth to become… Continue Reading

Posted in Featured Stories, Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 09, Sep 2012

Indoor Air Quality in Schools

by COPH Staff | September 15, 2012

Public Health Community Advisory – Welcome to another school year! As students, teachers, and school staff return to school, it is good to review some of the health hazards that are potentially present in schools. One such hazard is the quality of air inside schools. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the levels of air contaminants indoors are about two to five times higher than they are outdoors. This difference can adversely affect nearly 55 million people who spend most of their day inside… Continue Reading

Posted in Community Advisory, Featured Stories, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 09, Sep 2012

Reported Cases of West Nile Virus Up from Previous Years

by COPH Staff | September 15, 2012

Public Health in the National News – Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance. They are a real public health hazard, carrying a number of infectious diseases, most notably in the United States West Nile disease. Already this year, 1,118 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported in the United States, more than has been reported for a number of years. The outbreak has affected 37 states thus far in 2012, with Texas reporting the most number of cases. In Nebraska, recent… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Featured Stories, National News, Slide show, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 09, Sep 2012

Aja Pelster – Exceptional Incoming PhD Student Assistantship Awardee

by COPH Staff | August 16, 2012

Aja Pelster won an Exceptional Incoming PhD Student Assistantship Award in July and has started her PhD in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in our college. The competition for these UNMC-wide awards was fierce, and we are delighted that Aja was selected as an award recipient. Aja is energetic, dedicated, and intelligent and shows great promise as a future scholar in the field of sexual health. In the course of her MPH, which she recently completed at the UNMC College of Public Health, she… Continue Reading

Posted in Featured Stories, Student Highlight, Uncategorized

Shawn Gibbs, PhD

by COPH Staff | August 15, 2012

Faculty Highlight – Dr. Shawn Gibbs serves as the College of Public Health’s associate dean for student affairs. He previously served as the College of Public Health’s director of master’s programs and chair of the Curriculum Committee. Dr. Gibbs currently teaches Foundations of Public Health, a required core course for all students in the College of Public Health. He also provides guest lectures on environmental health, water treatment, and waste management to several other courses. Dr. Gibbs serves as the academic adviser for many… Continue Reading

Posted in COPH Picks, Faculty Highlight, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 08, Aug 2012

Preethy Nayar, MD, MPhil, PhD, Health Services Research

by COPH Staff | August 15, 2012

Spotlight on Research at COPH – Dr. Nayar’s research interests focus on performance evaluation and quality improvement in health care organizations; clinical outcomes research, including care of the chronic critically ill patient and pancreatic and head and neck cancer outcomes and costs; access to and outcomes of care for rural and frontier underserved populations; and health workforce planning. She was the principal investigator for several quality improvement projects funded by the Mid West Mountain Veterans Engineering Resource Center that aimed to improve the quality of… Continue Reading

Posted in Featured Stories, Research, Spotlight COPH Research, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 08, Aug 2012

The Health Challenges of Community Gardening (part 2 of 2)

by COPH Staff | August 15, 2012

Public Health Community Advisory – Although community gardening is a wonderful way to promote healthy eating, exercise, nutrition education, and social capital, there are challenges we in public health should recognize. Most urban gardening takes place on lots that have had prior uses that may have contaminated the soil. Possible contaminants include lead, mercury, arsenic, pesticides, and hormonally active breakdown products of plastics. For the most part, vegetables absorb very little of these chemicals. But roots and leaves may be coated with dirt containing these…. Continue Reading

Posted in Community Advisory, COPH Picks, Featured Stories, The GroundBreaker, Uncategorized, Vol. 2 / Is. 08, Aug 2012