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Yale Public Health - Fall 2009

Article TitlePageBylineKeywordsKey PeopleCountry
Attitudes affect support for obesity policies4Michael GreenwoodObesityColleen L. Barry
Climate, ticks and Lyme disease severity4Michael GreenwoodClimate; Lyme DiseaseMaria A. Diuk-Wasser
New strategy could reduce HIV infections4Michael GreenwoodHIVA. David Paltiel
Views of elderly as omens of one's own health5Michael GreenwoodAging; Cardiovascular DiseasesBecca R. Levy
Health crises and windows of opportunity5Michael GreenwoodAgingPatricia S. Keenan
"Mini-strokes" take higher toll on men than women6Michael GreenwoodCardiovascular DiseaseJudith H. Lichtman
Drinking wine may improve cancer survival odds6Theresa Sullivan BargerCancerXuesong Han; Yawei Zhang
The world's largest public health laboratory- A rapidly changing, modernizing China is grappling with a host of public health challenges7Hong WangGlobal HealthHong WangChina
At the crossroads of health and development- Dramatic growth and higher living standards have come with a heavy price for many Chinese, who are suffering from unprecedented rates of cancer, diabetes and other diseases. Yale School of Public Health faculty are working with Asia's giant to secure a healthier future.8Christina LarsonGlobal HealthTheodore R. Holford; Liming Lee; Tongzhang Zheng; Yawei Zhang;China
Olympic Air- Severely polluted air is causing serious public health problems throughout China and attractice13Steve KemperGlobal Health; PollutionTongzhang Zheng; Brian P. Leaderer; Bingheng ChenChina
Mountain Health- Yale public health and medical students help to create a health clinic (and now hospital) in one of the poorer and more inaccessible regions of Nepal.19Cathy ShufroGlobal HealthSanjay Basu; Duncan Smith-Rohrberg; Jason Andrews; Jennifer Garnett; Kaveh Khoshnood; Gerald H. Friedlan; Paul E. FarmerNepal
AIDS' Adversary22Michael GreenwoodAIDSZunyou WuChina
The inspection connection- A new Yale program is helping to train the next generation of leaders in China's State Food and Drug Administration, where the latest international trends and regulations for monitoring food, drugs and medical devices are discussed24Valerie FinholmGlobal HealthRobert W. Makuch; Echo XuChina
Curbing the flu (and H1N1, too)- YSPH research concludes that it would be more effective to vaccinate school-age children and adults in their 30s; the findings differ significantly from current federal guidelines25Michael GreenwoodFluAlison P. Galvani
A better global health future- International health professionals attending Yale's inaugural conference of the Global Health Leadership Institute gain new ideas, momentum for their homelands26Michael Greenwood and Melissa PhetersonGlobal HealthElizabeth H. Bradley; Richard Feachem
First Job- With his M.P.H. diploma barely in hand, a 2009 graduate lands a job with the Obama administration to help implement America's down payment on health reform27Robert A. NelbEducation; Health PolicyRobert A. Nelb
A man named Parameswaran and my road to public health- An M.P. H. student spent several years organizing fundraisers to aid tsunami victims, children with cancer and others before deciding that a public health degree would allow her to help people even more29Ji ImEducationJi Im
Charting swine flu and other threats- An alumnus creates an online health map that tracks, and warns users of, disease outbreaks both mundane and exotic30Michael GreenwoodFlu; TechnologyJohn S. Brownstein; Clark C. Freifeld; Durland Fish
A day for alumni- Health care reform debated, graduates honored during annual alumni gathering32Melissa PhetersonHealth care reformDavid U. Himmelstein; Michael H. Owens; Bradford A. Buxton; Mark W. Legnini; Robert V. Levine; Mark J. Schlesinger; James Jekel; David L. Katz; Melina M. Pettigrew; Evangeline Franklin; Vandine Or; Peter Orris; Romericus J. Steward; Marie Roberto
YSPH Notes- A new generation of public health professionals, Graduates celebrate achievements and prepare for the great challenges to come36Melissa PhetersonCommencementPaul D. Cleary; Mayur M. Desai; Robert A. Nelb
YSPH Notes- A practitioner's practitioner speaks to graduates38Melissa PhetersonCommencementPaul Farmer
YSPH Notes- Kristof, Sachs address global health issues38Cathy ShufroGlobal HealthNicholas D. Kristof; Jeffrey Sachs
YSPH Notes- Infectious animal diseases focus of YSPH conference39Melissa PhetersonInfectious DiseasesAnnie Gatewood; Peter M. Rabinowitz; Durland Fish
YSPH Notes- Student awarded scholarship for women in biostatistics39Melissa PhetersonMartha SkupMartha Skup
YSPH Notes- YSPH names teacher, mentor of the year for 200940Melissa PhetersonAwardMayur M. Desai
YSPH Notes- Students bring health clinics to city's neighborhoods40Michael GreenwoodCommunityMikhail Higgins; C. Brandon Ogbunugafor
YSPH Notes-Ruger named to CDC's ethics subcommittee41Melissa PhetersonAward; CDCJennifer Prah Ruger
YSPH Notes- Babesiosis to be studied with $1 million grant41Michael GreenwoodAwardPeter J. Krause
YSPH Notes- Opioid overdoses occur throughout Connecticut42Michael GreenwoodDrugsPaul D. Cleary; Robert Heimer
YSPH Notes- Record keeping improved at Ethiopian hospital42Michael GreenwoodHospitalsElizabeth H. Bradley
YSPH Notes- New Haven's neighborhoods mapped for health43Michael GreenwoodCommunityJeanette R. Ickovics
YSPH Notes- Mayne named new head of CDE division44Michael GreenwoodAwardSusan T. Mayne
In Memoriam46
Yesterday- A lesser-known work of an architectural giant rises on College Street48Michael GreenwoodHistoryRobert A. M. Stern
Today- Committed to health, Liberian president thanks Yale for "instrumental" support49Melissa PhetersonGlobal HealthElizabeth H. Bradley; President Ellen Johnson SirleafLiberia