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School of Public Health News

The School of Public Health is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide. Our departments, programs, and research units work to provide a diverse education, practical training experience, and numerous community involvement opportunities to prepare students to become leaders and professionals in the field of public health.

Current Public Health News

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Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.

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Campus News |

Through UNLV's interdisciplinary research areas, faculty are cooking up solutions to large-scale problems impacting Las Vegas, the Southwest, and beyond.

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People |

The School of Public Health Alumnus of the Year has long been on a quest seeking healthcare justice for all — only now he does it as a Nevada senator.

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Business and Community |

Just when we thought infectious disease outbreaks were becoming old hat, another public health risk emerges. UNLV epidemiologist Brian Labus explains.

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Campus News |

Week-long program uncovers the 'hidden curriculum' in graduate education for students in STEM disciplines.

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Campus News |

The Top Tier initiative is aimed at unifying the university’s health sciences programs.

Public Health In The News

Parents

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been about five times as many cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, this year compared to October 2023. In fact, in a recent surveillance report for the week ending October 12, the CDC reported 18,506 cases.

Indica News

Diabesity is a term used to describe the blending of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The adverse health effects of these two conditions have commonalities. The term was first coined by Sims and colleagues in the 1970s, to highlight the close connection between type 2 diabetes and obesity. This condition is also referred to as obesity-dependent diabetes.

Health

A tickborne disease called babesiosis is rising sharply in the United States, according to a new study. The research, published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, looked at a nationally representative sample of about 3,500 Americans with babesiosis, which is often called "American malaria" because—like malaria—it's caused by a parasite that affects red blood cells. They found that case rates increased 9% per year from 2015 to 2022, the time frame studied.

The Parade Home & Garden

It’s easy to confuse ladybugs with Asian lady beetles. Both have bright, colorful shells with black spots. Both help to brighten up your garden. And regardless of which one you encounter, you should be happy to see them outside doing what they do best—eating aphids and other unwanted bugs.

India Currents

How does one overcome a drug addiction? Dr. Manoj Sharma explains the impact of drug dependency and how to tackle it.

New India Abroad

Drowsy driving among college students and young drivers in America is a public health challenge that critically impacts road safety drives with the rising number of accidents involving the youth and new drivers, according to a new study published by the public health experts of the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV).

Public Health Experts

An expert in health disparities.
A mental health expert with particular interest in child well-being.
A national authority on lead poisoning and human health.
An expert on lead exposure and poisoning prevention, as well as vaccine equity.
An expert in infectious disease outbreaks and surveillance, including COVID-19 and monkeypox.  
An expert in health disparities, children's health, and culturally responsive health communication.

Recent Public Health Accomplishments

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “The advent of the fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in health promotion research” at the World Summit on Public Health and Health Sciences held in Bern, Switzerland held between October 14 -16. The presentation was about the…
Louisa Messenger, Karen Figeruoua Chilito and Richard Oxborough (all Environmental and Occupational Health) coauthored a paper titled “Malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: complex trade-offs to combat the growing threat of insecticide resistance” in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, in association with Filemon Tokponnon. The paper…
Manoj Sharma, Asma Awan, Sidath Kapukotuwa (all in Social and Behavioral Health), and Amar Kanekar from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have authored a chapter titled “Fourth-Generation Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change. Genesis, Evidence, and Potential Applications” in the "Handbook of Concepts in Health, Health…
Sohail Akther, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “A Scoping Review of Water-based Exercise Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors” at the International Colosseum of Scientific Research and Innovation Congress in Italy on October 13. Akhter and Awan are graduate students.  
Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) joined her colleagues Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) and Courtney Coughenour (Environmental and Occupational Health) at the regional conference with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Las Vegas #74 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino. The panel engaged in…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) has published a book titled, “Effective Approaches to Global Health Issues” along with Ram Lakhan of Berea College published by Academic Press (Elsevier) (ISBN# 978-0-443-29098-5). A book launch party is planned for Monday, October 21, 2024, between 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Room GTW…