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August 21, 2017

The Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases in Raccoons from New Orleans, LA - Public Health

Laura E. Garcia, 3rd year Veterinary Medicine Student from LSU Baton Rouge and summer research intern to Dr. Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, Epidemiology faculty in the LSUHSC School of Public Health, presented her findings at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (NVSS). The NVSS is a premier annual scientific colloquium which showcases research accomplishments by veterinary students completing […]

August 9, 2017

LSU Health New Orleans awarded $15 million in federal grants to support cancer education, detection programs - Public Health

SOURCE: http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/business/article_2ad22930-7c6c-11e7-b25a-6b47413bf8ad.html The LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health has been awarded a $15 million federal grant to support its cancer education, early detection, comprehensive control and registry programs. The money, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will pay over five years, will go toward the school’s Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health program, which […]

August 4, 2017

LSUHealthNO Public Health Teams Up With Baby Cakes to Honor Cancer Survivors, Promote Prevention & Early Detection - Public Health

New Orleans, LA – LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health faculty and staff will participate in the New Orleans Baby Cakes’ Cancer Awareness Night on Friday, August 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Shrine on Airline. The night celebrates cancer survivors, including one of LSU Health’s own, Carl Kluttz, who works at […]

July 21, 2017

LSU Awarded $2.5 Million to Improve Resilience and Mental Health Outcomes - Public Health

SOURCE: http://www.aspph.org/lsu-awarded-2-5-million-to-improve-resilience-and-mental-health-outcomes/ LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans School of Public Health will receive $2.5 million to improve resilience and mental health outcomes in six communities in south Louisiana that experience weather-related and man-made disasters. The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded the grant. […]