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March 10, 2016

Dornsife School of Public Health welcomed Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center for the March Population Health Spotlight Series talk. Dr. Diaz discussed the value of using an integrated health care system for adolescents.

March 09, 2016

Nearly 30 participants from diverse scientific backgrounds – physicians, social scientists, geographers, engineers, urban planners, architects, epidemiologists –  attended the second meeting of the Network for Urban Health in Latin America and the Caribbean. The network was launched in Philadelphia in September of 2015 in the context of the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health . The second meeting was held March 7 and 8 at the foothills of the Andes mountains in Santiago, Chile.

March 01, 2016

To date, only one city in the United States has passed a soda tax: Berkeley California. But Mayor Jim Kenney reportedly hopes to have Philadelphia soon join the west coast city in taxing sugary beverages.

February 23, 2016

Drexel students will be among the first to travel to Cuba for an educational experience when they study the country’s health system that has earned renown for its ability to make the most of limited resources.

February 18, 2016

Population Health Spotlight speaker Hortensia Amaro, PhD, speaks on the transformative power of Universities as anchor institutions and their role in improving local neighborhoods.

February 18, 2016

James Buehler, MD, professor of Health Management and Policy in the Dornsife School of Public Health, returns to Drexel this quarter after serving as the Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia. In addition to his Health Commissioner experience, Dr. Buehler has worked at the federal, state, and local government levels, experiences that align with our school's focus on health in cities. He recently sat down with Katrina Obieta, MPH '17, and shared his thoughts on the experience of working on health at all government levels, on returning to teaching, and on the future of public health.

February 04, 2016

When it comes to studying human genetic diversity, a group of scientists, including Drexel’s Michael Yudell, feel that the race concept has no place in human genetics.

February 03, 2016

A study led by Drexel researchers found that parental depression was associated with diminished school performance in children.

February 01, 2016

A group of public health students spent the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday serving food for the homeless in West Philadelphia through the Chosen 300 Ministries Outreach Center.

January 26, 2016

Taking B2AR agonist asthma drugs during pregnancy appears to be associated with an increased risk that the child will develop autism, according to a recently published study at ÌÇÐÄVlog.