News & Media | Public Health Magazine | Spring 2011

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Yale Public Health - Spring 2011

Article TitlePageBylineKeywordsKey PeopleCountry
Online networks have small effect on health quality4Denise MeyerTechnologyIngrid Nembhard
Insulin levels and breast cancer survival linked4Michael GreenwoodBreast Cancer; InsulinMelinda L. Irwin
Hospice saves money, reduces hospitalizations4Michael GreenwoodHospiceElizabeth H. Bradley
Unhealthy weight patterns during pregnancy identified5Michael GreenwoodWeight; PregnancyJeannette R. Ickovics
Overweight women have heightened risk of STIs5Michael GreenwoodWeight; Sexually Transmitted DiseasesTrace Kershaw
Regular exercise found to reduce cancer risk6Michael GreenwoodExercise; CancerHannah Arem
Method predicts risk of invasive breast cancer6Michael GreenwoodBreast CancerAnnette M. Molinaro
Stronger health systems7Cassie Toner; Mary BassettHealth SystemsSub-Saharan African countries
Water: A global health priority7Ariane KirtleyWater; Global HealthWest Africa
The critical need for research capacity7Roger I. GlassHealth Care Reform
Leveraging research investments8Lynne GarnerHealth Economics
Sustaining political commitment8Michael KazatchkineHealth Economics
The continuing challenges of HIV/AIDS9Julie DriverHealth Economics; HIV
A cleaner, healthier environment9Adrienne S. EttingerEnvironmental Health
Globally Engaged- While illness and disease remain pervasive around the world, an expanding global health movement at Yale and other universities is working to build a better future for all10Michael GreenwoodGlobal HealthElizabeth H. Bradley; Albert Ko; Michael Skonieczny; John L. Gaddis; Leslie Curry; Robert Dubrow; Juliet Mbabzi; Tetros Adhanom GhebreyesusRwanda; Ethiopia; Liberia; Ghana
Driving factors- Global health programs on American campuses have expanded rapidly, spurred by student demand and a growing realization that the world's health systems are interconnected13n/aGlobal healthKaveh Khoshnood
A growing movement- Global health training at Yale takes many forms, including graduate and undergraduate programs, international seminars, spring break in El Salvador and a host of other opportunities16Denise MeyerGlobal HealthElizabeth H. Bradley; Michael Skonieczny; Kaveh Khoshnood
A global view- An architect of Yale's global health infrastructure is encouraged by widespread student enthusiasm but sees a range of difficult issues ahead20Michael GreenwoodGlobal healthElizabeth H. Bradley
Urban unease- In the megacities of Brazil and in many of the rapidly urbanizing parts of the developing world, a deadly bacterium threatens millions22Denise MeyerDiseaseAlbert I. KoBrazil
HIV unleashed- A Yale epidemiologist works with Russian sex workers and their clients to stem "a perfect storm"24Steve KemperHIVLinda M. NiccolaiRussia
A malaria misstep- Misdiagnosis of a fatal disease in Tanzania has resulted in many shunning a potentially lifesaving treatment25Steve KemperMalariaAchyuta R. AdhvaryuTanzania
A new generation, and gender, of health professionals- An ongoing program in China trains a cadre of female health care managers to meet a country's rapidly growing needs26Michael GreenwoodWomen's Health; Global HealthElizabeth H. Bradley; Hong Wang; Martha DaleChina
Healthy beginnings- Why some women breastfeed, and why some do not, is a deceptively complex question pursued by a Yale researcher with an eye toward promoting better health for mothers and their infants27Theresa Sullivan BargerWomen's Health; Infant HealthRafael Perez-Escamilla
Air analysis- YSPH researchers devise a model that estimates traffic-related pollution accurately and economically for use in Connecticut and beyond28Michael GreenwoodTechnology; PollutionTheodore R. Holford; Katherine J. Skene; Brian P. Leaderer; Janneane F. Gent; Kathleen Belanger
In-country answers- Researchers apply the principle of "positive deviance" to improve the performance of Ethiopia's health care centers30Steve KemperGlobal Health; Health CareLeslie Curry; Elizabeth H. Bradley; Patrick ByamEthiopia
Arsenic and old wells- In the Romanian countryside, a Yale researcher is examining how a dangerous metal affects reproductive health31Steve KemperGlobal HealthKathleen M. McCartyRomania
Korea's Model- South Korea implemented universal health care 34 years ago; its experience holds worthwhile lessons for other countries32Denise MeyerGlobal Health; Health CareJennifer Prah RugerSouth Korea
Degrees of dengue- Urbanization and climate change are being analyzed by the Yale School of Public Health to determine how such variables affect a deadly tropical disease33Theresa Sullivan BargerClimate change; Dengue FeverMaria A. Diuk-Wasser; Harish Padmanabha
Students, Team trials- Public health students create a soccer team for refugee children and become much more than just coaches34Jonathan SmithPediatrics; ExerciseJonathan Smith
On cancer's trail- An alumna isolates components in meat that may trigger deadly illness36David FunkhouserIllness; DietLeah Ferrucci; Susan T. Mayne
Alumni News38
YSPH Notes- Challenge Fund achieves goal39Denise MeyerEducation
YSPH Notes- Too much of a good thing?40Denise MeyerNutritionSusan T. Mayne
YSPH Notes- Biostatistics professor elected Fellow of AAAS41Denise MeyerAwardsHongyu Zhao
YSPH Notes- Ruger receives scholars award, named to IOM committees41Denise Meyer and Michael GreenwoodAwardsJennifer Prah Ruger
YSPH Notes- Regulatory Affairs Certificate available at YSPH42Michael GreenwoodEducationRobert W. Makuch
YSPH Notes- Summer interns add to PARTNRS study42Denise MeyerEducation; InternshipTrace Kershaw
YSPH Notes- Claus named to state expert genomics advisory panel42Michael GreenwoodAwardsElizabeth B. Claus
YSPH Notes- School's doctoral program ranked among the top43Michael GreenwoodEducation
YSPH Notes- Liver cancer research under way with $7 million grant43Michael GreenwoodAwardsHerbert Yu
YSPH Notes- Downs Fellows present international research results44Denise MeyerAwardsRoland Dimaya; Benjamin T. Simms
In Memoriam46
Yesterday- A research pioneer who opened doors for women in science48Denise MeyerHistoryDorothy Horstmann
Today- Looking to end the threat of African sleeping disease49Michael GreenwoodHistorySerap Aksoy