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School of Public Health News

The School of Public Health is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide. Our departments, programs, and research units work to provide a diverse education, practical training experience, and numerous community involvement opportunities to prepare students to become leaders and professionals in the field of public health.

Current Public Health News

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Student Affairs and the School of Public Health are partnering to manage operations of the UNLV Food Pantry.

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The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

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Students stepped out of the classroom and into the heart of lawmaking at Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session.

A closeup on the sleeve of a red UNLV graduation gown bearing the words "Rebels Forever"
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President Chris Heavey recognizes 10 students for their staunch commitment to academic excellence and service to the community.

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Despite working with a challenging U.S. market, team STheory's bold strategy leads to big payoff.

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A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.

Public Health In The News

Southern Living

The line of sparkling glassware sitting on top of your hotel fridge looks clean. The glasses even have a paper cap to signal you've received a fresh set ready for your use. But there are good reasons you shouldn't fill them at the bathroom sink, no matter how thirsty you are.

Reader's Digest

You need to know a few things about those mysterious misting machines before your next shopping trip.

MedBoundTimes

Few things unsettle homeowners more than a trail of ants invading the kitchen, but crushing them may only make things worse.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Not a single case of measles has been detected in Southern Nevada this year, despite infections across the country reaching their highest level in more than three decades, the head of the Southern Nevada Health District said on Thursday.

The Spruce

When yellow jackets, a species of wasps, come buzzing around, they aren't usually nice—they're known to be defensive, aggressive, and very likely to sting. But rather than just run and hide, you can be proactive in making sure these pesky insects stay away from your house.

The Spruce

With the summer sun baking through our windows, trash inevitably gets smelly fast. With that can come an unwelcome influx of fruit flies. Despite their tiny size, these pesky insects are mighty in their ability to linger for days on end.

Public Health Experts

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Recent Public Health Accomplishments

Neda Akhavan (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), Amber Wood (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences Graduate Student), Jason Flatt (Social & Behavioral Health), along with colleagues from University of Bayreuth and Florida State…
Yeunkyung Kim, Neeraj Bhandari, Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored a paper titled, “Identifying Factors Associated with Vaccination Status and Mortality Among Older Adults in Nevada during the COVID-19 pandemic,” in the Nevada Journal of Public Health, along with researchers…
Yeunkyung Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) published an article, "Trends in Breast Cancer Screening between Medicare Beneficiaries with and without Food Insecurity," in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Focus. 
Amanda Morgan (Social and Behavioral Health) spoke with Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) for the latest episode of the "So, You Want to Change the World?" podcast. In the episode, Morgan, a professor-in-residence at the School of Public Health, talks about teaching about human sexuality to nearly 5,000 students, interning at the…
Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) served as the session chair for the Statistical Methods session at the 34th Southern Taiwan Statistical Conference, held at National Taipei University in Taiwan. He also delivered an oral presentation entitled "Tracking COVID-19 Vaccination Barriers Over Time: A Barrier Index Approach for…
Yeunkyung Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) published an article, "Factors associated with receipt of caregiver training among family and unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia," in the Journal of Aging and Health Research.