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At some point in a 20-minute nature walk that ended up being a 10-kilometer trek around Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi, Hillary Smith had a public…
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For a long time, Liz Young was doing public health without realizing it. Teaching high school students about nutrition and healthy relationships, training kids in…
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Jackie Williamson arrived in Uganda’s Kasese District this summer with the goal of testing as many mothers as possible for hepatitis B virus (HBV). She…
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The pursuit of knowledge is not for the faint of heart. Just ask Grace Kuiper, whose research – recently presented at Colorado State University’s…
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Suman Mathur’s door was always open. If Nichole Monhait had a question or an idea, if she just needed to talk something through, Suman was…
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While analyzing data use constraints at indigenous health facilities in Guyana, Amber Enyart had this insight: “If you don’t have proper information generated at the…
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One of the primary mantras of public health is that there’s always something to do. Stop for too long and everything shifts: societies change, new…
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It isn’t just that bike helmets are a factor in public health and safety. It’s that one rainy evening last year, at the end of…
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For Katherine Cooley, it was learning as a Peace Corps volunteer that 100 percent of Togo’s population is at risk for malaria. For Drew Faturos,…
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Among Alyssa Thomas’ goals in her public health career is to work with childhood obesity. It’s not something she knows in abstract or from a…
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Before actually seeing the chickens pecking in the dirt outside brightly painted homes in rural eastern India, Anna Pollard and Kaitlin Dickson, both students in…
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Once Katie Key began looking at the participant data, some themes emerged. Among them was that moms needed help getting diapers. Huggies may not seem…
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Anyone who has children or interacts with children knows that getting kids to eat a healthy and balanced diet is a huge feat. The fear…
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The Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles concentration through the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University, offers unique perspective to MPH students to…
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This year the American Public Health Association held its annual conference in Denver. With a focus on “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to…
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The Colorado School of Public Health values practice-based learning in myriad capacities throughout the graduate experience and beyond. A recent example of this, was on…
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The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence sponsored its first Foodborne Outbreak Challenge this spring at the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH). Multidisciplinary…
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On Friday, the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University showcased the capstone projects of its Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Twenty-one…
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National Public Health Week begins April 4, and students at the Colorado School of Public Health have organized engaging events on Colorado State University’s campus…
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The Global Health Conference Midwest (GHCM) 2016, held in Omaha NE, provided the opportunity for professionals, faculty, and students to connect, collaborate, and engage on…
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The Colorado School of Public Health and Colorado State University have partnered to launch a new graduate program that combines social work and public health….
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Points of transition are sometimes the best moments, both to reflect on past experiences and look forward to new opportunities. Anne Reeder, a 2014 graduate…
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Two of our ColoradoSPH@Colorado State University, Tavia Mirassou-Wolf and Jaime Valencik, participated in the CSU Graduate Showcase this week. Both students represented public health research…
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Linsey Atchison, a 2015 graduate of the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University, has been accepted to medical school at Midwestern University….
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On Friday, the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University showcased the capstone projects of its Masters of Public Health (MPH) students. Ten…
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The culminating experiences of the Master of Public Health degree at the Colorado School of Public Health are the practicum and capstone. These two opportunities…
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Full ArticleMPH Student Hired on with Immunization Non-Profit
Master of Public Health Second Year Lands Job at Colorado Children’s Immunization Coaltion Justin Tarr, a second-year Master of Public Health student at the Colorado…
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Check out this op-ed from Nick Heimann, a Colorado School of Public Health student at Colorado State University. In an article featured in the Fort…
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More than a dozen Masters of Public Health students spent a beautiful Friday working alongside other community members at On the Vine at Richmond Farms…
Full ArticleCSU MPH Students host Ebola Teach-In
Last week, Masters of Public Health students attended a teach-in to educate themselves about the Ebola epidemic. The event was hosted by fellow students who…
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Dr. Fernando Fuentes and Ms. Sylvie Rousseau, representatives from USAID, visited the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University this week. They held…
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