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CDC-funded project to strengthen public health decision making with legal epidemiology

Researchers from the College of Public Health and the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law (CPHLR) are among the recipients of a $3.89 million grant from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. College of Public Health researchers Pricila Mullachery, Recai Yucel, and Lindsay Cloud join collaborators from CPHLR, Stony Brook University, and Drexel University to begin the first part of this two-component, five-year project to strengthen the ability of decision...
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Services Administration and Policy
Research
Portrait of Theresa Tellez

Theresa Tellez, public health and epidemiology student, to deliver graduation student address

Theresa Tellez, Class of 2023 student speaker at the College of Public Health graduation ceremony on May 11, came to Temple to learn how to make a difference in less advantaged communities, like the one where she grew up in Pennsylvania.  “People where I'm from experience inequities in finances, education, health,” she says. “As a child of an immigrant, the ball was never in my court. In high school, there were times I felt my needs were invisible and that I was invisible. I was drawn to Temple because they saw me when no one else did. They understood the complexities t...
Students
Graduation
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Julia Stengel

Julia Stengel helps reduce health disparities through Public Health Beyond Borders

In October of 2022, Julia Stengel arrived in the small town of Enriquillo on the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic. After a long day’s travel that included two flights and a 6-hour bus ride through the Dominican countryside, she retired to a local hotel for some well-deserved rest. The next three days would be busy ones. Stengel, a junior bachelor of science in public health student, traveled to the Dominican Republic as a member of Public Health Beyond Borders (PHBB), a student-led organization dedicated to promoting healthy behaviors and reducing health dispariti...
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Community
Global health
three mile island

Lessons of Three Mile Island accident remain important for public health researchers

The partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear reactor in March 1979 near Harrisburg, Pa., was the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, exposing around two million people to radioactive fallout. A combination of equipment malfunctions and operator errors led to the accident. Workers in the control room as well as plant and government officials were caught off guard by the unprecedented event and forced to make quick decisions.  At the time of the accident there were no township evacuation plans, and Pennsylvania’s emergency plan had not been approved by the U...
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Environment
Research
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Scholarly activities and accolades: February 2023

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of February 2023. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Presentations Inkyu Han and Heather Gardiner presented on "Climate and Health" at the Community Forum of the New Kensington Co...
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Activities and Accolades
Physical Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Scholarly activities and accolades: January 2023

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of January 2023. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Leadership Activities and Fellowships Marina Oktapodas Feiler was invited to join the Philadelphia Regional Center for Childre...
Activities and Accolades
Faculty
Athletic Training
Occupational therapy
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Nutrition

Feiler joins research group targeting childhood environmental health risks

Marina Oktapodas Feiler’s research focuses on environmental hazards that can harm children’s health, particularly pre- and postnatal exposure to lead and chemicals in everyday items and the environment that can disrupt a developing immune system.    “Exposures like these in early life can result in immune dysfunction, increasing children’s risk of asthma and infection,” she says. Many children in Philadelphia, the nation’s poorest large city, routinely face these and other environmental risks, including air pollution, lead, and asbestos in old buildings....
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty
Community
Environment
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Explore the fall 2022 issue of Temple Public Health

In our local neighborhoods and around the globe we face a staggering number of health challenges, and we know that it is only together that we can address them. Within this year's Temple Public Health magazine, you'll find numerous examples of how we're doing just that—collaborating with our colleagues, community members, and peers to ensure that we translate our knowledge and skills into real-world impact in pursuit of building a healthier and more just world. Explore the magazine below. ...
College of Public Health
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Health Services Administration and Policy
Kinesiology
Nursing
Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Social Work
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Scholarly activities and accolades: October 2022

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of October 2022. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Presentations and Speaking Engagements Amy K. Lynch delivered the keynote address for the 2022 Barbara A. Rider Colloquium, whic...
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Activities and Accolades
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Scholarly activities and accolades: September 2022

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of September 2022. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Leadership Activities and Fellowships Mark Salzer has been appointed by the director of the NIH as the first chair of a new N...
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Activities and Accolades

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