What can we do for ourselves and our community? - Public Health
3/23/2020 by Dr. Donna Williams Associate Dean for Practice and Community Engagement at LSU Health School of Public Health. My octogenarian parents are experiencing cabin fever. Even into their 80’s they have remained active. Since their ages bring increased risk, they are being super cautious. However there is a calm about them. They were children […]
Updated Guidance Regarding LSUHSC-NO and COVID-19 - Public Health
March 16, 2020 (6pm) As the cases of presumptive COVID-19 continue to increase across the region, LSU Health New Orleans is taking additional steps to reduce transmission of this viral pandemic. Effective immediately, we are transitioning to a modified work and learning environment to protect the health of our community while continuing to fulfill our […]
SPH on WWL First News with Tommy Tucker - Public Health
Our very own Dr. Susanne Straif-Bourgeouis will be giving her expert take on what New Orleans needs to do in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Make sure to check out her LIVE interview on WWL (AM 870 and FM 105.3) Wednesday morning during First News with Tommy Tucker.
Coronavirus/Covid-19: A Note from the LSU SPH Epidemiologists - Public Health
I know there is much discussion and uncertainty about the threats posed by Coronavirus/Covid-19. Following are some recent and interesting epidemiologic papers on Coronavirus. These papers are some of Dr. Straif-Bourgeois’s favorite reads right now. (Dr. Straif-Bourgeois‘s expertise is Infectious Disease Epidemiology and she is faculty in Epidemiology at the LSU School of Public Health.) […]