New Blog Series Amplifies Perspective of Future Public Health Leaders
“Agents of Change: Amplifying Neglected Voices in Environmental Health” is the brain child of Ami Zota, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health.
Pressroom
As leaders in the field, our faculty are often asked to testify before Congress or are interviewed by major news outlets about their research or opinions on current public health events. The Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations assists members of the media and elected officials in finding and contacting faculty experts for congressional testimony, newspaper and magazine article interviews or radio and television appearances.
Questions? Contact Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations
Kathy Fackelmann
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Archive
Unfair Treatment of Immigrant Nurses Needs to Be Addressed, New Commentary Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2020) – Lawmakers have the opportunity to improve labor conditions within the international nurse-staffing industry.
GW Mullan Institute Announces 2020 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity
WASHINGTON, DC (Jan. 16, 2020) - The program honors health sector professionals with a commitment to health equity and leadership potential.
Connect, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aims to increase the use of postpartum family planning by young, first-time parents.
Milken Institute SPH Professor Featured on “60 Minutes”
Lance B. Price spoke to “60 Minutes” about the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production and how this contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Commentary Calls for Urgent Action to Address Climate Change, Malnutrition
The commentary, “Climate change and malnutrition: we need to act now,” was published Jan. 6 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Biostatistics Center Receives $18.6 Million Award for Studies of Superbug Infections
WASHINGTON, DC (Jan. 2, 2020) - The Biostatistics Center has received an $18.6 million award to continue funding clinical trials and diagnostic studies of ...
Commission on Obesity Report Ranked as One of the Top 100 Academic Papers in 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 17, 2019) – A recent report is ranked one of the top 100 academic papers for 2019.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 17, 2019)— A paper published today examines the fraud and abuse legal framework of the Medicare Advantage program.
New Grant Enhances Efforts to Expand Mental Health Care in D.C. Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 16, 2019) – The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools received a grant to complement its efforts to expand access to behavioral health care.