An Inspiring Entry to Professional Public Health
January 18, 2023
An Interdisciplinary Approach
By Lauren Cenac, BA I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Community Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) conference May 11-14, in New Orleans. The focus of the sessions at the CCPH conference ranged from environmental justice, to community based participatory research, to the medical humanities and beyond. It was interesting to view public health through these different…
An unexpected experience
by Keara Rodela, BA I had the pleasure of attending the Third Annual Cultural Inclusion in Social Determinants of Health conference in San Antonio, Texas. The conference was held in the historic Menger hotel, the oldest operating hotel west of the Mississippi and next door to the Alamo. The city of San Antonio was beautiful…
Facing the Physician Shortfall
By Lauren Cenac, BA My experience during this year's Health Workforce Research Conference was truly eye opening. The American Association of Medical Colleges, a non-profit group of accredited medical schools throughout the United States and Canada, held the conference in Chicago in early May. Most of the content during the sessions was intended for physicians…
Youth, Technology, and Health in the Tech Hub of San
By Alissa Bilfield, MSc Technology is omnipresent in all of our lives – in fact, aside from the precious hours we spend sleeping, there is barely a time when we are separated from one of our favorite screens (smartphone, computer, ipad, etc.). This is why like-minded public health professionals have been innovatively integrating technology-based components…