Second Urban Health Symposium highlights global, local opportunities for improving health in cities

September 20, 2017

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Second Annual Urban Health Institute Held at the Dornsife School of Public Health

July 03, 2017

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UHC Releases New Data Brief on Neighborhood Poverty in Philadelphia

June 27, 2017

Drexel’s Urban Health Collaborative has released a new data brief on neighborhood poverty in Philadelphia. The project, developed using recent data from the City of Philadelphia, illustrates the links between neighborhood poverty and selected health measures, including obesity, smoking, diet, mental health, and safety. 

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Nonprofit Hospitals Starting to Recognize Health Equity as a Factor Contributing to Poor Health Outcomes and Increased Costs of Care, Drexel Study Finds

June 05, 2017

A new study by public health researchers at Drexel University found that urban nonprofit hospitals are looking to increase their impact on improving health outcomes by addressing social inequities in their communities.

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Urban Health Collaborative Grants Five Pilot Awards

May 30, 2017

The Urban Health Collaborative has selected five proposals for funding to promote urban health research at Drexel University. The projects cover a range of topics and will conduct research related to the mission of the UHC with an emphasis on understanding and improving health in cities, interdisciplinary work and partnerships.

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Beyond Brochures: How Do We Create Systems for Prevention and Equity?

April 21, 2017

At a lecture hosted by the Urban Health Collaborative, Larry Cohen, MSW, founder and Executive Director of Prevention Institute, described a lifetime of work to promote prevention and translate it into real action.

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Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation Funds Drexel Design and Public Health Students to Collaborate on Solutions for Local Behavioral Health and Housing Insecurity Issues

April 19, 2017

A new three-year grant from the Scattergood Foundation will transform an annual Design and Health course into the centerpiece of a yearlong health and design research process, in which students and faculty will work to create, prototype and present solutions that can be brought forward and developed in the real world.

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Urban Health Collaborative Partners with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Pediatric Big Data Project

February 27, 2017

The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative will leverage its robust environmental data capabilities in a joint project with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Un proyecto de investigación sobre el impacto de la vida urbana en la salud recibe una beca de 12 millones de dólares

January 24, 2017

Como parte de su iniciativa “Nuestro Planeta, Nuestra Salud”, el Wellcome Trust aporta 12 millones de dólares a la red de investigadores dirigida por Ana Diez Roux, Decana de la Escuela de Salud Pública de Drexel. El objetivo del proyecto es explorar el impacto de la urbanización y las políticas urbanas en la sostenibilidad de la salud y el medio ambiente en las ciudades de América Latina y estudiar cómo lo aprendido en esas ciudades  se puede aplicar a contextos urbanos de todo el mundo.

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Election Reflections – Through a Public Health Lens

December 19, 2016

On December 1, students and faculty from Drexel and other area universities gathered to reflect on implications and impact of the presidential election for the practice of public health. Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean of the Dornsife School of Public Health, moderated the discussion – charging a panel of faculty and students from the school to analyze what the election outcome may mean for the field and what the public health community should be thinking about and doing together.

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