Chen named editor of global health journal
Dr. Xinguang "Jim" Chen has been named the executive editor-in-chief of the journal Global Health Research and Policy.
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Department Of Epidemiology
UF’s HealthStreet expands to rural counties with support from Florida Blue Foundation grant
HealthStreet brings its innovative model of community engagement to Putnam and Union counties, thanks to a new $300,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation.
Calling cancer into question
Researchers in the department of epidemiology search for answers to stop cancer -- before it starts.
UF researchers to study effects of adolescent substance use and brain development
Dr. Linda B. Cottler and Dr. Sara Jo Nixon will lead UF's participation in a landmark study of the effect of substance use on the developing brain.
Cottler receives national honor for contributions to epidemiology, public health
Dr. Linda Cottler is the recipient of the Special Award for Outstanding Contributions Through Systemic Epidemiologic Approaches to Improving Health from the American College of Epidemiology.
PHHP graduates named 2015 UF outstanding young alumni
Melissa Hall and Dyanne Herrera were recognized at UF’s Outstanding Young Alumni Awards ceremony.
Community lowers heart disease risks, death rates over 40-year period
Dr. Thomas Pearson and colleagues reported the health outcomes associated with a communitywide cardiovascular risk reduction program in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
UF receives phase II Grand Challenges Explorations funding
Margo Klar, a doctoral student in the department of epidemiology, will conduct feasibility testing of a ceramic umbilical cord cutting device she created for use in low-resource countries.
The song of Ron Shorr
Dr. Ron Shorr of the department of epidemiology conducts aging research and still finds time to play jazz guitar for his band Bella Luna.
Air pollution increases risk for hypertension in pregnant women
Researchers led by Dr. Xiaohui Xu found that heavy exposure to four air pollutants led to a significantly increased risk for developing a high blood pressure disorder during pregnancy.