2016

- Two Drexel Studies Uncover Neighborhood Factors Impacting Depression and Hypertension
  
  June 17, 2016
  
  Drexel University researchers have co-authored two studies from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis examining neighborhood factors related to two chronic conditions: depression and hypertension.
  
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- Drexel Urban Health Collaborative Contributes to Report on Philadelphia Opioid Epidemic
  
  June 09, 2016
  
  City of Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley has launched a new series of publications focusing on data highlighting a particularly important health issue. Produced in partnership with the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative at the Dornsife School of Public Health, the first edition of Chart focuses on the epidemic of overdoses from opioids in Philadelphia.
  
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- Graduate Student Day Honors Research, Dissertations and Promise
  
  June 01, 2016
  
  Master’s and doctoral students were recognized at Graduate Student Day for their accomplishments throughout the year.
  
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- On the Rise: Health Management and Policy Chair Alex Ortega Discusses New Academic and Research Developments
  
  May 23, 2016
  
  Alex Ortega, PhD, joined the Dornsife School of Public Health last fall as professor and chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy. His work includes implementation and evaluation of built environment interventions as well as assessment of policy decisions related to undocumented immigrants and the Affordable Care Act, among other areas.
  
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- Witnesses to Hunger Expert Star of “A Hug From Paul Ryan” Documentary
  
  May 23, 2016
  
  A participant and expert of Drexel’s Witnesses to Hunger advocacy program is the focus of a new documentary that is part of a series looking at social issues in the United States.
  
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- What The New York Times Gets Wrong About PTSD
  
  May 19, 2016
  
  In analyzing the articles The New York Times has published about posttraumatic stress disorder over the last 35 years, Drexel’s Jonathan Purtle and his team found some troubling trends in the influential paper’s coverage.
  
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- Health Management and Policy Faculty Featured in a New Book Written by Local Student Reporters
  
  May 19, 2016
  
  James W. Buehler, MD, professor of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health and former Philadelphia health commissioner, has been interviewed for the 2016 edition of Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities. The book is written by student reporters, ages 8 to 14, who serve on their school health newspaper staffs as part of the Healthy NewsWorks student media program.
  
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- SPH Alumni Reconnect During Spring Event at Drexel and Dornsife
  
  May 19, 2016
  
  On April 28, a kickoff event for the newly created Public Health Young Leaders Association (PHYLA) was held on Drexel’s University City campus in Nesbitt Hall. Nearly 80 public health practitioners attended from across the region. At this event, a panel of 5 young leaders spoke of their experiences in the field, including two Dornsife MPH alumni, Angus Shieh, MPH ‘11 and Shoshana Akins, MPH ’15.
  
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- Problem-Based Learning Skills Learned at the School of Public Health Continue to Serve Alum as Emergency Room Physician
  
  May 18, 2016
  
  Matt Young, DO, MPH ’99: “I see public health disasters everyday.”
  
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- Four Dornsife Students Win Awards at College of Physicians Annual Public Health Poster Session
  
  May 16, 2016
  
  Four students from the Dornsife School of Public Health received awards in health policy and research at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia 2016 Student Public Health Poster Session.
  
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