Racial and Income Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Smokers with a Quit Attempt in Louisiana - Public Health
February 13, 2019 – New Orleans, LA In the recent study, “Racial and Income Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Smokers with a Quit Attempt in Louisiana,” published in Medicina 2019, smoking was found to be associated with a lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, there is little information about the association between […]
LSU: Faculty and Researchers Used Emergency Department Data to Estimate Prevalence of Smoking in Young Adults - Public Health
Faculty and researchers at the LSU School of Medicine (Drs. Stephen Kantrow and Sarah Jolley), Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health (Ms. Xinnan Wang, Dr. Tung-Sung Tseng, Dr. Dodie Arnold, Dr. Claudia Leonardi, Dr. Richard Scribner, Dr. Edward Trapido, Dr. Hui-Yi Lin), Ochsner Health System (Eboni Price Haywood) and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (Dr. […]
New Bachelor of Science in Public Health Degree - Public Health
We are Very Glad to Announce the new Bachelor of Science in Public Health Degree! The bachelor of science (BS) degree prepares students for graduate study in public health. Those who choose to work after obtaining their BS are usually employed by government, private, and nonprofit organizations in careers such as survey workers, educators, or […]
Effect of Cultural, Folk, and Religious Beliefs and Practices on Delays in Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer in African American Women - Public Health
Certain cultural, folk, and religious beliefs that are more common among African Americans (AAs) have been associated with later-stage breast cancer. It is unknown if these beliefs are similarly associated with delays in diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Dr. Edward S. Peters, Professor and Chair of the LSU School of Public Health’s Epidemiology Program and an […]