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Andreea Seicean comes from a family of physicians but as a youngster had no intention of following in those footsteps. Now in an MD/PhD program, Andreea says participation in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition helped change her mind.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As director of epidemiology for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (Indiana), Joe Gibson, MPH, PhD, used Common Ground funding to define business processes that could be scaled up in an emergency.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Scott Kobner, the son of police officers, developed an early interest in infectious disease. What propelled that attraction into an education and career plan, he says, was the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Natalia Nazarewicz was a first-place national winner of the 2005-2006 Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition. From there, her academic path eventually led to the public health field, but it was definitely not a straight shot.
August 27, 2012 | Story
In high school Bevin Cohen compared the hand-hygiene practices of two hospital neonatal intensive care units. After winning high honors in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the project nudged her toward a career in public health.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Now earning a medical degree and PhD in biochemistry, Aman Prasad is clearly headed for a life of productive science. A winner of the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, he cites that experience as an influence on his career plans.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Reducing health disparities is central to the work of both social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions, but practitioners in both fields have had little success working together to reduce health inequalities. The authors recommend promoting transdisciplinary training and practices.
April 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The Economist featured a story about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health & Society Scholar David Van Sickle, Ph.D., who created an asthma inhaler equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) device. Every time the inhaler is used, it rec ...
January 27, 2011 | Story
In an extraordinary example of interdisciplinary research, a scholar combines physics, network theory and social epidemiology to greatly advance our knowledge of how we can help each other live healthier lives.
July 15, 2006 | Commentary
This paper discusses the complex epidemiological challenges that an aging population, such as exists in the United States presents.