School of Public Health News
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Current Public Health News
The Public Health Alumnus of the Year addressed critical need by spearheading the first accredited, hospital-based paramedic training program in Las Vegas.
Public Health professor Gabriela Buccini and her team are studying the needs of mothers and children to help improve health outcomes for families.
A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.
UNLV epidemiologist Brian Labus and public health alumna Devin Raman explain how disease investigators track outbreaks.
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Public Health In The News
Court documents and law-enforcement records link a man who has used several names to suspected laboratories discovered in California and Las Vegas.
A recent landmark global analysis in The Lancet Public Health (2026), in which I was a senior collaborator, analyzed decades of data across 204 countries and revealed that while the global health workforce has grown to 122 million, women are driving the expansion of the world’s healthcare workforce (71.4%).
Nevada is making gains in offering afterschool programs addressing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning, but more is needed especially to help rural areas, according to a study.
Coconut oil is a common edible oil used in the diet by certain populations around the world, including India. It is extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are man-made chemicals used in the industry and consumer goods since the 1940s. These are often referred as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down easily in water, soil, or the human body.
Fewer Nevada kindergartners are receiving life-saving early childhood vaccinations as vaccine exemption rates reach record highs, new federal data shows.
