Setting Out the Framework for Public Health Finance: Spotlight on Dr. Peggy Honore - Public Health
An interview with Dr. Peggy Honore appears as a July 5, 2019 post to the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice website (www.jphmp.com). This Spotlight interview is in recognition of Dr Honore’s 15th year as a member of the journal’s Editorial Board. https://jphmpdirect.com/2019/07/05/jphmp-spotlight-peggy-honore/
LSU: New Center for Evidence to Practice - Public Health
On June 19th, 2019 the Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the Louisiana Board of Regents approved the Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-School of Public Health, New Orleans, as an Academic Center. The Center for Evidence to Practice is a collaboration between Louisiana State University Health Sciences […]
LSU: Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Low Dose Computed Tomography Lung cancer Screening and Smoking Among African Americans—a mixed method study - Public Health
According to Dr. Tung-Sung Tseng, associate professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Public Health, the purpose of this study is to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and smoking cessation needs for African Americans who receive low dose computed tomography (LDCT) in an effort to reduce the health burden of lung cancer. The research team […]
LSU: Studies Association Between Smoking and Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Among Prostate Cancer Survivors - Public Health
An elevated neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been proven as a vital predictor of progression and mortality for prostate cancer. Smoking is a risk factor for increasing NLR. Drs. Tung-Sung Tseng, Yu-Hsiang Kao along with a team of researchers from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) School of Public Health examined the effect of smoking on […]