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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

Some early studying during the opening week of the Spring 2026 semester (Josh Hawkins/UNLV).
Campus News |

A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

woman in black jacket and red blouse sitting at a desk writing on a sticky note with a trail of sticky notes leading to whiteboard behind her
People |

This operations specialist at the School of Medicine is powered by main-character energy and a lot of sticky notes.

two adults organizing and distributing food at event
Campus News |

UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.

Fall 25 commencement2
Campus News |

A collection of the top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Emylia Terry
People |

With a decade of experience in community health and policy, Emylia Terry brings her commitment to health equity back to UNLV as an assistant professor.

Closeup of a graduation cap decorated with the phrase UNLV 2025
Campus News |

In longstanding tradition, UNLV president recognizes seven students whose academic and community achievements embody the Rebel spirit of the graduating class.

Public Health In The News

KNPR News

CareSource, the nonprofit overseeing Nevada’s current Medicaid managed care contract, is donating $300,000 to improve health outcomes across the state. The funding will support efforts to improve maternal and child health, increase immunization awareness, and address social determinants of health — all priorities identified in last year’s Southern Nevada Health District Community Health Assessment. Half of the funding will go to UNLV’s School of Public Health and the Nevada Community Health Coalition for research. The remaining funds will be distributed to up to six Nevada-based nonprofits and research teams.

Indica News

Over the past couple of years, the popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists, which are a class of typically injectable medications that simulate the glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone, to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, has gained enormous popularity.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

After we first told you about a raid at a home in east Las Vegas, conducted by local and federal authorities, questions have been swirling.

Even as new details emerged regarding the biological materials discovered and the number of samples recovered, locals have continued to echo similar questions.

 

Nevada Business

Of the $300,000 investment, $150,000 will be distributed through the CareSource Foundation Community Health Innovation Grant Challenge, providing grants of up to $25,000 to as many as six Nevada nonprofit organizations. The remaining $150,000 will support UNLV School of Public Health faculty research and the work of the Nevada Community Health Coalition in the areas of maternal and child health, social drivers of health, and immunization awareness and confidence.

Nevada Business

Of the $300,000 investment, $150,000 will be distributed through the CareSource Foundation Community Health Innovation Grant Challenge, providing grants of up to $25,000 to as many as six Nevada nonprofit organizations. The remaining $150,000 will support UNLV School of Public Health faculty research and the work of the Nevada Community Health Coalition in the areas of maternal and child health, social drivers of health, and immunization awareness and confidence.

Nevada Business

Of the $300,000 investment, $150,000 will be distributed through the CareSource Foundation Community Health Innovation Grant Challenge, providing grants of up to $25,000 to as many as six Nevada nonprofit organizations. The remaining $150,000 will support UNLV School of Public Health faculty research and the work of the Nevada Community Health Coalition in the areas of maternal and child health, social drivers of health, and immunization awareness and confidence.

Public Health Experts

A mental health expert with particular interest in child well-being.
An expert in pediatric asthma, chronic disease trends, complex weighted survey data, and clinical programming
An expert in infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS prevention.
An expert in health disparities.
An expert on health disparities and LGBTQ aging adults with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
An expert on lead exposure and poisoning prevention, as well as vaccine equity.

Recent Public Health Accomplishments

Lung-Chang Chien, Edom Gelaw (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health), and colleagues published an article titled, “Tracking COVID-19 vaccination barriers over time: a census-tract-level barrier index approach,” in the journal Epidemiology and Infection. This study developed a dynamic, census-tract-…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Robert S Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have recently published a study titled, "Prologue to the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change: A Phenomenological Case Study to Determine Vaping Cessation Strategies Among Young Adults," in…
Undergraduate student Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health) has been named to the dean’s list for three consecutive years. Over the past two years, she delivered 17 national and 35 regional/local presentations and co-authored 13 peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on maternal and child health, neonatal outcomes, Medicaid disparities, and healthcare access…
Deborah Kuhls, Kavita Batra, Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou, William Porter, Darin Mains (all Medicine), Courtney Coughenour, Maxim Gakh (both Public Health), and William Sousa (Criminal Justice) presented a session titled "Solving Complex Problems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Lessons from UNLV's Statistical Transparency of Policing (…
Courtney Coughenour (Public Health), Maxim Gakh (Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) Laurencia Bonsu (Public Health), Kacie Washburn (Public Health), Darin Mains (Medicine), William Sousa (Criminal Justice),  Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) presented a poster titled "Law Enforcement Officers’…
The RAPID (Rural Aerial Provision of Intervention & Delivery) initiative has been selected as one of three winning projects in the President’s Interdisciplinary Research Accelerator Challenge, organized by the UNLV Division of Research. RAPID is co-led by principal investigator Kavita Batra and co-PI Dr. Deborah Kuhls (both Medicine). The…