LSU: HIV-associated Comorbidities as Mediators of Association Between People Living with HIV and Hospital-acquired Infections - Public Health
Recent Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health graduate Dr. Dayana Rojas’ study “HIV-associated comorbidities as mediators of the association between people living with HIV and hospital-acquired infections“, was published by the American Journal of Infection Control. Dr. Rojas, along with a research team studied how hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) lead to poor health outcomes in […]
Prostate Awareness Month - Public Health
September is National Prostate Health Month. African American men are more likely to get Prostate Cancer than any other group. The statistics show that 1 in 6 African American men will get Prostate Cancer. When compared to White men African American men are twice as likely to die from this disease because their Prostate Cancer […]
LSU HSC Health Policy Fellows receive certificates from SPH & SOM - Public Health
Six medical students selected to participate in the 2019 Health Policy Fellows Program recently received certificates from Dean Smith and Dean Nelson for successful completion of the program created and directed by Dr. Peggy Honore. The Fellows worked in Congress and other D.C.- based policy offices during the summer. The program is supported through a […]
LSUHSC SPH CEPH Accreditation Extended to 2026 - Public Health
Announcement from CEPH: On behalf of the Council on Education for Public Health, I am pleased to advise you that the CEPH Board of Councilors acted at its June 13-15, 2019 meeting to accredit the School of Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center for a seven-year term, with an interim report to […]