Announcements
Geriatrics Lunchtime Learning May 26: “Falls in Older Adults: A Pharmacy Perspective”
What: Geriatric Lunchtime Learning Presentation Title: "Falls in Older Adults: A Pharmacy Perspective" Speaker: Amber Gross, PharmD Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Time: Noon-1:00 p.m.
Next SPH ENEWS, Tuesday, June 1
The next School of Public Health (SPH) ENEWS will be sent on Tuesday, June 1, as the University will be closed in recognition of Memorial Day (May 31).
Virtual retirement celebration for Janine Bartram
Please join us on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a virtual gathering from noon to 1 p.m. to celebrate the upcoming retirement of Janine Bartram. The Zoom details will be provided in an Outlook SPH Calendar invitation as we get closer to the date, so please keep an eye on your inboxes.
School of Public Health recognized for engagement with health administration, health policy education community
The West Virginia University School of Public Health has been recognized by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration for its outstanding faculty engagement and leadership.
Summer/August 2021 graduation application now open
For any graduate-level student seeking to graduate in August 2021, please see the information below.
WVU in the News: Preventive medicine for rural America: why more training programs must be here
While there is a well-recognized national shortage of Preventive Medicine (PM) physicians, there is also a marked maldistribution. In a new article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Drs. Jennifer Lultschik and Christopher Martin describe one approach to address the disparity in PM specialists in practice within rural regions such as Appalachia by supporting a greater number of Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs based within these regions.
WVU in the News: WVU researchers find disparities among COVID-19 testing, positivity rates in Black communities and communities with food insecurity
In studying COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in West Virginia between March and September 2020, West Virginia University researchers found disparities among Black residents and residents experiencing food insecurity.
WVU in the News: Diabetes-prevention program supports addition of 4.4 quality-adjusted years to participant average lifespan
You can do a lot in four years: go from white to black belt in taekwondo, plant a dwarf apple tree and pick its fruit, see your grandchild off to college and attend her graduation or get your own degree. But the most severe complications of diabetes—from stroke to neuropathy to amputation—can make activities like these difficult or impossible for some people.
WVU researchers find disparities among COVID-19 testing, positivity rates in Black communities and communities with food insecurity
In studying COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in West Virginia between March and September 2020, West Virginia University researchers found disparities among Black residents and residents experiencing food insecurity.
Diabetes-prevention program supports addition of 4.4 quality-adjusted years to participant average lifespan
In a new study, West Virginia University School of Public Health researchers found that taking part in a year-long diabetes-prevention program supports the addition of 4.4 quality-adjusted life-years to participants’ average lifespan.