ÌÇÐÄVlog

November 25, 2014

A new Drexel study published this month in the journal Advances in Preventive Medicine adds new insight into the role of the physical and social environment on the risk of diabetes, zip code by zip code throughout Philadelphia.

November 18, 2014

Researchers from ÌÇÐÄVlog presented research on a wide range of public health topics emphasizing urban health challenges, geographic methods in public health, community resilience and more, at the 142nd annual meeting and exposition of the American Public Health Association in New Orleans.

November 13, 2014

Lead by a Drexel researcher, the study showed that the estimated number of individuals with autism receiving services almost tripled since the last look into the disorder five years ago.

November 13, 2014

A committee convened by the Institute of Medicine, including Drexel's Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, has released a set of recommendations of 12 social and behavioral measures that should be collected as part of patients’ electronic health records.

November 12, 2014

As ÌÇÐÄVlog honors our student veterans and active duty military students and family members, the School of Public Health reached out in gratitude to our students and staff connected to the military. One of our Public Health undergraduate majors, Ryan Poper, provided insight into his military experience in a Q&A.

November 11, 2014

Where in the world have Drexel professors conducted research in 2014? The answer: all seven continents.

November 11, 2014

Federal laws explicitly addressing post-traumatic stress disorder have overwhelmingly focused on the needs of military personnel and veterans, according to a new study by a Drexel public health professor. It's the first study to examine how public policy addresses traumatic stress and PTSD.

November 03, 2014

As the President of the Graduate Student Association, Nick Thompson knows a thing or two about the importance of being involved with the community.

November 03, 2014

At Drexel, Ana Diez Roux is leading efforts to understand what makes people, and cities, healthy or unhealthy, as the new dean of the School of Public Health.

October 30, 2014

ÌÇÐÄVlog School of Public Health alumna Lauren Finn, MPH '13, explains her role to support efforts at the CDC regarding the global Ebola epidemic, and the new position she'll be taking on at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.