Public Health During Unprecedented Times
January 21, 2026
Comparing APHA In-Person and Online
Several of our MCH students attended the 2021 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference, October 24-27, in-person or online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. By Fabiola Tarazona-Tubens, BS Last year, I was given the opportunity to attend APHA 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was done virtually and even…
Going the Distance: Connecting from Guatemala to Tulane
Several of our MCH students attended the 2021 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference, October 24-27, in-person or online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. By Bryn Prieto As a first semester graduate student and first-time attendee at APHA, I was expecting my experience to be as hindered by the pandemic…
Pandemic Induced Grief
Several of our MCH students attended the 2021 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference, October 24-27, in-person or online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. Briasha Jones, BS In October, I had the pleasure of attending the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting/conference in Denver, Colorado. It was very exciting to…
Inspired and Empowered
Six of our MCH students attended the 2020 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association(APHA), held October 24-28, 2020, online. What follows is a post from one of the attendees. Briasha Jones, BS As a first year MPH student and being new to the field of public health in general, this year’s APHA conference…