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- Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Mothers and Children in the Fight Against HIV at the World Health Organization in Geneva
  
  December 18, 2019
  
  Assistant Professor Ali Groves, PhD, MHS, has been recognized as a "key change-maker" in the field of scientists researching the needs of HIV-affected mothers and their young children.
  
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- What Lessons Can Philadelphia Learn from Inequality Observed in Latin American Cities?
  
  December 11, 2019
  
  A new study by Dornsife's Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) project found wide-ranging differences in lifespan in six major Latin American cities. The findings help researchers pinpoint what lessons can be learned by other cities experiencing similar issues.
  
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- Top Drexel Stories of 2019
  
  December 11, 2019
  
  Here’s a look back on what happened at the University this year and the Dragons who were involved with some of the biggest news and events that had impacted campus and society as a whole.
  
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- Dornsife SPH at Drexel Partners with Harvard T.H. Chan SPH on Health and Human Rights Journal
  
  December 10, 2019
  
  On Human Right's Day 2019, we are pleased to announce a new relationship between the Health and Human Rights Journal (HHR) and the Dornsife School of Public Health.
  
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- Americans' Trust in Their Government Is Low. Is That Fair?
  
  November 26, 2019
  
  A brief report by Jonathan Purtle, DrPH, exposed a wide gap between what Americans say they want out of lawmakers and what they perceive they’re getting.
  
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- Dornsife Leader in Occupational Health Research Named Inaugural Frank Professor
  
  November 22, 2019
  
  Professor Taylor has been named the first Arthur L. and Joanne B. Frank Professor.
  
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- The Urban Health Collaborative Publishes Community Health Profile on Kensington Area of Philadelphia
  
  November 22, 2019
  
  The profile brings together publicly available data from a number of sources to describe the health indicators and neighborhood factors that can impact health in a community.
  
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- Researchers Find Link Between Food Insecurity and Racism Among Mothers
  
  November 22, 2019
  
  Experiencing racial discrimination has been associated with a number of factors that may negatively impact health.
  
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- Trying to Help Parents Decide to Vaccinate Kids Against HPV? Consider Storytelling.
  
  November 19, 2019
  
  Health campaigns on social media aimed at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may see greater success, according to Drexel University researchers, if they inject a narrative into information-based posts.
  
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- Disease Outbreaks Are Increasing. A Drexel Study Shows that Legislators are Taking Action
  
  November 18, 2019
  
  Vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks are increasing in frequency in the United States, but this trend is also met with an uptick in legislation aimed at increasing childhood vaccination in places where those epidemics occurred, according to findings published today in JAMA Pediatrics from researchers at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University.
  
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