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- Researchers Identify Barriers to Healthier Work Conditions for Nail Salon Workers
  
  February 14, 2019
  
  Many nail technicians put in long hours, without basic health care coverage, while earning annual salaries estimated at roughly $25,000.
  
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- Air Pollution Linked to Higher Rate of Stroke Deaths
  
  February 12, 2019
  
  Counties with dirtier air had higher rates of stroke deaths and shorter life expectancies, according to preliminary research led by Longjian Liu, MD, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public Health.
  
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- Educational Outreach and Public Policy Changes Needed to Reduce Health Hazards for Nail Salon Technicians
  
  February 05, 2019
  
  The nail salon industry has seen rapid growth within the last 20 years, becoming increasingly popular among women of all ages who like to get their nails professionally done. For the technicians in those salons – many of whom are non-native English speakers – this beauty comes with a cost: an exposure to potentially unsafe chemicals and other health hazards in the workplace. A new study by Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health found that educational outreach and change in public policy are needed to help reduce these hazards for salon employees and owners.
  
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- Drexel Team Receives Funding to Study Vaccine Hesitancy in Tajikistan
  
  January 30, 2019
  
  Ann Klassen, PhD, professor in the department of Community Health and Prevention in the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, is the principal investigator for an award given by UNICEF Tajikistan to conduct formative research to investigate factors influencing vaccine hesitancy in Tajikistan.
  
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- Drexel Researcher Reports on Global Syndemic: Obesity, Undernutrition, Climate Change
  
  January 29, 2019
  
  Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, a research professor in the department of Community Health and Prevention at the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, and a leading expert on obesity, nutrition and public health is a contributing author to the new The Lancet Commission Report.
  
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- Dornsife Scholar Awarded for Early Work Applying Biostatistics to Community Health Issues
  
  January 24, 2019
  
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- Dornsife Welcomes Hero of Health and Human Rights
  
  January 10, 2019
  
  In the first weeks of 2019, Kamiar Alaei, MD, DrPH, a distinguished scholar of global health from Iran, joined us here at Dornsife.
  
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- Can a Soap Opera Spread Health Messages?
  
  January 09, 2019
  
  In a part of the world where young women often lack basic knowledge about their bodies, "C'est la Vie" translates research-based messages about sexuality and reproductive rights, maternal and child health, and gender violence into captivating story lines.
  
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- Can Changing How We Talk About Childhood Toxic Stress Influence Policy?
  
  January 03, 2019
  
  With a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Jonathan Purtle will investigate how adjusting messaging can influences public opinions and policymaking about the science of child development.
  
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- UHC Hosted Scholars from Latin America and Europe
  
  December 18, 2018
  
  The Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) hosts international guests to conduct research.
  
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