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October 5, 2020

CIN3 – Reporting in a Population-Based Cancer Registry - Public Health

Evaluating the Use of LAST 2-Tiered Nomenclature and Its Impact on Reporting Cervical Lesions in a Population-Based Cancer Registry Mei-Chin Hsieh, PhD, MSPH, CTRa; Elizabeth Van Dyne, MD, MPHb; Christina Lefante, MPH, CTRa; Jean A. Shapiro, PhDb; Paran Pordell, MPHb; Mary Anne Lynch, MPHa; Natalie Gomez, BSN, RNa; Brent Mumphrey, BSa; Lauren Maniscalco, MPHa; Rachna […]

September 15, 2020

ASPPH: This is Public Health Virtual Fair September 16th - Public Health

Louisiana State University’s School Public Health in New Orleans is participating in Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASSPH) Virtual Fair. This FREE event takes place Wednesday, September 16th, 2020, between 9 am/CT– 5pm/CT. Click here to view our schedule for this fair. This ASSPH Virtual Fair allows you to connect in real-time […]

September 14, 2020

New Publication by SPH's Dr. Ashley Wennerstrom - Public Health

Action to Improve Social Determinants of Health: Outcomes of Leadership and Advocacy Training for Community Residents Abstract: Racial and ethnic disparities remain a public health problem and are largely due to social determinants of health (SDOH). Using an adapted 36-hour community health worker (CHW) curriculum, we trained 42 lay community residents in New Orleans, Louisiana, […]

September 1, 2020

Will Hurricane Laura's evacuations, recovery efforts be fertile ground for spread of coronavirus? - Public Health

BY JEFF ADELSON | Staff writer Published in nola.com, Aug 29, 2020 at 9:00 am | Updated Aug 29, 2020 at 8:17 pm There could be another layer to the pain, suffering and destruction wrought by Hurricane Laura this year: the toll the still-active coronavirus pandemic will take. The mass evacuations that preceded the devastating […]