LSU Researchers Examine Preferences for Home Based HIV Testing among Heterosexuals at High Risk for HIV - Public Health
SOURCE: http://www.aspph.org/lsu-researchers-examine-preferences-for-home-based-hiv-testing-among-heterosexuals-at-high-risk-for-hiv/ Home based self-administered tests for HIV may be a viable alternative method for decreasing the proportion of people who do not know their HIV status, according to researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans School of Public Health – Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Program. Despite recent advances in […]
LSU Research Finds Association of Enduring Consequences of Disaster Exposure on Depressive Symptoms in Women - Public Health
Research at LSU School of Public Health indicates that the severity of the stress response to experiencing disaster depends on individual exposure and background stress prior to the event. Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology on June 27, 2017, this current research explores individual-level exposure to disaster, neighborhood environmental characteristics, and their independent and […]
LSU Health New Orleans releases plan to reduce cancer deaths in Louisiana - Public Health
Dr. Donna L. Williams, Director of the Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the LSU School of Public Health was featured on WWL.com Friday, July 7, 2017 announcing the LSU Health New Orleans plan to reduce cancer deaths in Louisiana over the next five years. Dr. Williams says the Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan […]
Louisiana Physicians Are Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates - Public Health
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common virus that can cause genital warts and certain cancers. The HPV vaccine is effective in preventing many HPV-associated diseases; however, vaccination rates suggest many remain unprotected. In a recent, study Dr. Donna L. Williams, faculty in Behavioral & Community Health and Director of the Louisiana Cancer Prevention & […]