2016

- Consortium on Urban Design and Public Health Releases First Annual Report
  
  January 20, 2016
  
  Can intentional design help people live healthier lives? The first annual progress report of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)’s Design and Health Research Consortium contributes to a growing body of research showing that the physical and built environment can play a crucial – and often overlooked – role in public health. The report from the Architects Foundation, along with the AIA and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), covers consortium activities across a spectrum of research issues where design contributes to public health.
  
  Read More
- Collaborative Expands Drexel's Urban Health Education, Practice and Research
  
  January 20, 2016
  
  Read More
- Dornsife Alumni Form Network of Drexel Public Health Graduates
  
  January 19, 2016
  
  Dornsife School of Public Health announces the creation of the Dornsife Public Health Alumni Network (DPHAN), an organization currently comprised of graduates of both the MPH and doctoral programs who volunteer to represent the social and professional interests of all Dornsife alumni.
  
  Read More
- January Population Health Spotlight Speaker Ruth Shim, MPH, MD, Frames Disparities in Mental Health as Social Justice Problem
  
  January 14, 2016
  
  To improve lives for approximately 20 percent of Americans living with serious mental illness, Lenox Hill Hospital's Ruth Shim, MPH, MD called for health experts and policy makers to address discrimination, income inequality, social exclusion, adverse childhood experiences, education and food security, among social factors and policies impacting disparities in mental health.
  
  Read More
- The Northwest Native American Research Centers for Health Awards Fellowship to Dornsife Doctoral Candidate
  
  January 14, 2016
  
  Read More
- Dornsife Dean Among IOM Committee Evaluating Social Risk Factors in Medicare Beneficiaries
  
  January 12, 2016
  
  Read More
- Dornsife Global Health Director Receives UNESCO Torchbearer for Change Award
  
  January 05, 2016
  
  Shannon Marquez, PhD, MEng, associate vice provost for Global Health at Drexel and director of the Dornsife SPH Office of Global Health, received the UNESCO Center for Global Education "Torchbearer for Change" award and was an invited speaker on Women's Entrepreneurship Day at the United Nations. A group of Drexel faculty and students participated in the event and discussed entrepreneurship, empowerment and sustainable development.
  
  Read More
- Drexel Study Suggests Expanding Federal Dissemination and Implementation Funding to Increase Inclusion of Policy Research
  
  January 05, 2016
  
  Read More
- Local Health Departments Key to Expanding Mental Health Care in U.S.
  
  January 05, 2016
  
  A study conducted by a group of researchers in the Dornsife School of Public Health found that a significant number of local health departments offer some form of mental health care services, but could play an even more important role in extending mental health care services to other institutions and facilities across the country.
  
  Read More