Louisiana Tumor Registry Renewal Signed into Law by Governor Landry - Public Health
Governor Jeff Landry visited the LSU Health Sciences Center campus Wednesday, June 5, to sign ACT 404 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session into law. Presented by Senator Jimmy Harris, this significant act expands the ability of the Louisiana Tumor Registry, a nationally-recognized cancer registry, to support cancer research, control, and prevention. The Louisiana Tumor […]
New issue of jLPHA - Public Health
Link for new issue of jLPHA: https://www.flipsnack.com/jlpha/jlpha-volume-4-issue-1-may-8-2024-tmfgmphbdc/full-view.html
A Citizen Science Approach to Evaluating Consumer Water Safety Concerns (2011−2022) - Public Health
In conjunction with faculty and students from Virginia Tech, faculty of LSU-SPH’s Environmental Health, Climate and Sustainability Program summarized lessons learned in various community science projects. Community projects focused on monitoring and treatment of drinking water were conducted in the communities of Washington, DC; Flint, MI; St. Joseph and Enterprise, LA; and elsewhere. Researcher results […]
Using Structural Equation Modeling to Assess Children's Mental Health after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Public Health
Structural equation modeling (SEM) combines the elements of factor analysis and path analysis to evaluate both measurement and structural models simultaneously. The measurement model correlates the observed indicators (manifest variables) to their latent constructs while the structural model examines the relationships between those formed latent variables. While SEM is commonly applied in social and behavioral […]