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What's Happening?
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the many ways public health professionals play roles in population health. Zippia interviewed experts across the country, including Dr. Pamela Jo Johnson who chairs…
A study published in Translational Behavioral Medicine shows that some measures to promote safety during the pandemic could be bolstered by one more step. The lack of physical activity, the world’s…
NDSU graduate Sarah Swartz spoke with Minnesota Public Radio on what 2020 was like as a contact tracer during the pandemic and how it will shape her future career. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/…
NDSU’s Master of Public Health program has been ranked among the “25 Most Affordable Online MPH Programs for 2021,” by MPH Online.
“We strive to provide a high-quality program that is student…
Many older adults in the Midwest are coping well during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by NDSU researchers.
The research project, titled “Lessons in Resilience: Initial Coping …
Gretchen Dobervich is highly motivated and accomplished. She works as the public health policy project manager at North Dakota State University’s American Indian Public Health Resource Center and…
The Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth and NDSU Public Health are scheduled to host a virtual panel discussion to explore health and economic questions related to the…
Mark Strand, PhD, MS, CPH, has been named to the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Public Health.
Strand, professor in the Department of Public Health and the School of Pharmacy at…