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Yale Public Health - Spring 2010

Article TitlePageBylineKeywordsKey PeopleCountry
Childhood ADHD, adult crime linked4Michael GreenwoodADHDJason M. Fletcher
Patient arriving too late for stroke drug4Michael GreenwoodStroke; Health careJudith H. Lichtman
Many mothers-to-be open to HIV counseling4Michael GreenwoodHIV; Sexually Transmitted DiseasesTrace Kershaw; Jeannette R. Ickovics
Surgery residents satisfied, stressed about future5Michael GreenwoodSurgery; Health careLeslie Curry
Spinal agent is linked to complications, expense5Michael GreenwoodBone; Back painElizabeth B. Claus
Waiting, waiting for hospital emergency room care6Michael GreenwoodHospitalsElizabeth H. Bradley; Leora I. Horwitz; Jeremy C. Green
Wide racial gap identified in hospitalization6Michael GreenwoodHealth Disparities; HospitalsJeannette R. Ickovics; James Rawlings
Unhealthy taxes- Do "sin taxes" result in better choices- and should government be in the business of policing diet and lifestyles?8Steve KemperObesity; Taxes; Health PoliciesJody L. Sindelar; Jason M. Fletcher
Communicating health- An FDA advisory about antidepressants and pediatric suicidality demonstrates the challenges of informing the public about health risks13Jenny BlairAntidepressants; Mental HealthSusan H. Busch; Colleen L. Barry
Testing's turmoil- When it comes to HIV screening, questions of who, how and when are deceptively complex and the topic of fierce debate17Jenny BlairHIV; Drug Screening; Health EconomicsA. David Paltiel
Taxing tobacco- Ursula Bauer, an architect of New York's steep tobacco "sin tax," believes that such levies are an important and effective weapon in the campaign for better health20Michael GreenwoodTobaccoUrsula Bauer
Russia's "unchecked" epidemic- A public health professor widely versed in Russia's dual epidemics, illegal drugs and AIDS, turns his focus to policy responses in the city of St. Petersburg22Michael GreenwoodDrugsRobert HeimerSt. Petersburg, Russia
Desperately seeking soda- Will banning school vending machines help reduce childhood obesity?23Melissa PhetersonObesity; PediatricsJason M. Fletcher; Brian D. Elbel
A return to China- A scholarship allows Heping Zhang to conduct research on two continents and help train a new generation of scientists24Theresa Sullivan BargerBiographyHeping Zhang
Founder's family visits YSPH- Descendants of school's original benefactor impressed by "extraordinary place of learning"25Melissa PhetersonYale School of Public HealthHarriet Lauder Greenway; Dean Paul D. Cleary
Hands-on public health- A trip to rural El Salvador gives an M.P.H. student the chance to apply classroom knowledge and reminds her why she entered the field26Sara BodnarGlobal HealthEl Salvador
Reading Palms- A doctoral candidate evaluates a new technique for measuring nutritional status in adults, children29Melissa PhetersonNutritionStephanie Scarmo; Susan T. Mayne
Health without reservation- An alumna returns to her Navajo homeland to address the health needs of her people30Cathy ShufroNative AmericanDornell PeteNew Mexico
Alumni news32
Alumni Day 2010- Violence: A hazard to our health33Kevin NelsonViolenceDavid R. Caruso; Deputy Dean Brian P. Leaderer
YSPH Notes- Down fellows reflect on research abroad: Yale program encourages students to "leave home" and discover the world34Melissa PhetersonGlobal HealthJavier Cepeda; Curtis L. Patton; Leah Hoffman; Molly RosenbergEastern Europe; South and Central America; Asia; Africa; the Caribbean
YSPH Notes- Public health expert shares insight on community care- The Yale School of Public Health is pursuing an array of initiatives to improve New Haven's Health35Melissa PhetersonNew HavenEric Whitaker; Chisara Asomugha
YSPH Notes- Fletcher wins health economics prize35Melissa PhetersonAwardsJason M. Fletcher
YSPH Notes- City residents surveyed about their health, habits36Michael GreenwoodNew HavenJeannette R. Ickovics; William P. Quinn
YSPH Notes- Professor appointed to global HIV research agency36Melissa PhetersonHIV; AwardsA. David Paltiel
YSPH Notes- Professor emerita receives achievement award37Melissa PhetersonAwardsNancy H. Ruddle
YSPH Notes- Researcher named top editor of scientific journal37Michael GreenwoodAwardsSerap Aksoy
YSPH Notes- Museum exhibit explores infectious diseases38Melissa PhetersonYale Peabody Museum of Natural History; Infectious DiseasesLeonard E. Munstermann
YSPH Notes- Magazine names Mayne Researcher of the Year38Melissa PhetersonAwardsSusan T. Mayne
YSPH Notes- Students awarded for commitment to health39Melissa PhetersonAwardsKristian Henderson; Joshua Keagle
YSPH Notes- Researcher testifies before President's Cancer panel39Michael GreenwoodAwardsBeth A. Jones
YSPH Notes- An evening of poetry for a good cause39Michael GreenwoodFundraiserYSPH staff; Lewis Mungo
YSPH Notes- Tick research presented at international conference40Melissa PhetersonAwardsKim Tsao
YSPH Notes- OCH pursues research with (not on) local residents40Melissa PhetersonEducationRafel Perez-Escamilla
YSPH Notes- Dean Cleary named chair of HIV committee40Michael GreenwoodAwardsPaul D. Cleary
YSPH Notes- YSPH students appear on Jeopardy!, Millionaire41Melissa PhetersonTelevisionJavier Cepeda; Saif Rathore
YSPH Notes- Challenges of climate change, public health outlined41Melinda TuhusClimate changeHoward Frumkin
YSPH Notes- Minority students learn about careers in public health42Michael GreenwoodEducationDean Paul D. Cleary; Melinda M. Pettigrew
YSPH Notes- New book explores health, social justice42Michael GreenwoodBookJennifer Prah Ruger
In Memoriam43
Yesterday- Serum bank gathered samples from Peace Corps, military recruits44Michael GreenwoodBloodMarie Pisano; Raul R. Cuadrado; John Rodman Paul
Today- YSPH students eek mosquito larvae over fun, sun in Caribbean45Melissa PhetersonMicrobial DiseasesDurland Fish