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April

A Not So Sobering Look at Pennsylvania’s Liquor Laws

April 29, 2022

Although Pennsylvania laws may be inconvenient for some, the idea of adding inconvenience may help the public’s health, according to recently published data from researchers at Dornsife's Urban Health Collaborative.

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Q+A: What Factors Are Associated With Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates?

April 29, 2022

The Drexel News Blog checked in with Usama Bilal, PhD, an assistant professor at Dornsife, about his team’s recent findings and the current state of the pandemic locally and internationally.

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Population Health Speaker Series Addresses the Intersection of Climate, Justice, and Health

April 25, 2022

In response to the urgency of climate change, Dornsife's annual Population Health Spotlight Speaker Series explored the themes of sustainability, environmental health, policy, activism, and equity.

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Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants

April 22, 2022

Drexel faculty garnering attention for their achievements and research last term included
Christopher MacLellan, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, who received two major grants from the Army Research Laboratory related to human-machine teaming and human-artificial intelligence adaptation.

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Now That Tax Day Has Passed, Let’s Plan How to Best Use Public Dollars to Invest in Health

April 20, 2022

While taxes are a certainty year after year, health inequity doesn’t have to be. Our money could do a lot to make a more healthy and equitable nation – but only if the initiatives it supports are built and tested on evidence.

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Maternal and Child Health Program Aims to Increase Awareness of Human Trafficking Among Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners

April 19, 2022

Dornsife's Maternal and Child Health Speaker Series presented a unique perspective on local and federal human trafficking initiatives and resources.

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Report: Autistic Children at the Intersection of Race and Poverty Experience Compounding Health Risks

April 18, 2022

The Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P), within UCLA Health’s Department of Medicine, and the Health Services Systems Node of AIR-P, based at the Policy and Analytics Center at Drexel University’s A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, have released the latest National Autism Indicator’s Report using national data to highlight the intersection of autism, poverty, race/ethnicity and their compounding impact on health and health care.

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Celebrating National Public Health Week 2022

April 11, 2022

From April 4 – 10, 2022, the Dornsife community celebrated National Public Health Week with events held in-person and virtually.

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