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January 26, 2017

SPH Faculty, Dr. Richard Culbertson, honored at ASGO 2017 Annual Meeting - Public Health

Dr. Richard Culbertson, Director and Professor, in Health Policy and Systems Management was honored at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology and also presented the Keynote Address. The meeting was held on January 20, 2017 in New Orleans. The American Society of Otolaryngologists and allied professionals is dedicated to the […]

January 18, 2017

MLK Day of Service - Public Health

A special thank you to our students, staff, and alumni who participated in our MLK Day of Service with Friends of Lafitte Greenway! The impact is in the numbers….. We were part of a group of 135 volunteers who: – cleared the Greenway of 900+ lbs of litter – distributed 600+ flyers within the community […]

January 13, 2017

LSU Awarded NIEHS Occupational and Safety Education Grant on Emerging Technologies - Public Health

Source: http://www.aspph.org/lsu-awarded-niehs-occupational-and-safety-education-grant-on-emerging-technologies/ Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) was recently awarded funding by NIEHS to develop an academic, government and industry occupational health collaborative to address emerging technologies in occupational health and safety. Dr. Kari Brisolara, associate professor of environmental and occupational health sciences will serve as the […]

January 11, 2017

LSU Study: Crime, blight lead to children's inactivity - Public Health

NEW ORLEANS – Crime is unfortunately no stranger to the New Orleans East neighborhood near the corner of Reynes and Warfield Streets. There have been three shootings in the area since the beginning of the year, including a murder there Monday night. Neighbors are reluctant to let their kids play outside because of the violence. […]