2014

- Student Travels to Nation of Georgia to Study Health Systems
  
  December 22, 2014
  
  A Drexel student working toward his master’s degree in public health traveled to Georgia for the winter break to help create the groundwork for a new method of teaching new systems to public health practitioners.
  
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- CBMP Students Lead Design Challenge to Improve Trauma-Informed Care for Vulnerable Populations
  
  December 16, 2014
  
  Shoshana Akins and Caitlin O'Brien, second year MPH students concentrating in Health Management and Policy, recently presented their CBMP work to Patrick Kennedy. The duo is leading the Scattergood Foundation's 2014-2015 Design Challenge, which is looking to crowdsource trauma-informed products for use in homeless shelters.
  
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- Report Shows Challenges for Working Families in Transition Off of Public Benefits
  
  December 12, 2014
  
  A cliff effect—families losing benefits in the transition out of poverty—is the focus of a new policy report released today by Drexel’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities and Children’s HealthWatch based on data collected in Philadelphia from 2005 through 2013.
  
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- Modeling Health Systems as Complex Adaptive Systems in Country of Georgia over Winter Break
  
  December 03, 2014
  
  Second Year MPH student Alex Krengel, an SGO leader concentrating in HMP, heads to the Republic of Georgia next week for a winter break internship focused on developing lasting health infrastructures in the historically rich country.
  
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- Collaboration: Preparation for the Future
  
  December 03, 2014
  
  Faculty and staff from Drexel University’s graduate and professional programs in public health, law, health informatics and medicine gathered in October for a full-day workshop at the College of Medicine Simulation Center, organized by SPH students.
  
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- Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk
  
  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.
  
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- From Big-Data Injury Prevention to Mapping Travel for Prenatal Care: Drexel Public Health Research at APHA 2014
  
  November 18, 2014
  
  Researchers from Drexel University 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.
  
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- Pennsylvania Autism Census Highlights Dramatic Increase in Numbers
  
  November 13, 2014
  
  Pennsylvania’s Autism Services, Education, Resources & Training Collaborative (ASERT), has released the Pennsylvania Autism Census Update for 2014, which estimates that there are over 55,000 children and adults with autism receiving services, almost triple the number initially identified in 2009.
  
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- How “Psychosocial Vital Signs” in Electronic Medical Records Can Improve Medical Care and Public Health
  
  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.
  
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- Public Health Undergrad and Military Veteran Continues to Serve Those in Need
  
  November 12, 2014
  
  As Drexel University 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.
  
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