Review articles by year: 2012 | 2011
May
Research!America and global health experts focus on economic and health burdens of neglected tropical diseases in the U.S.
At a recent panel discussion in the SPHTM Diboll Auditorium and hosted by Research!America, several researchers and leading public health experts said the nation must increase public awareness and research to address the emergence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the U.S. more>>
New PLOS Collection assesses the measurement of maternal/child health interventions
Measuring coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries is critical to ensuring that health interventions are reaching the women and children who need them most, says a new collection of articles published by PLOS this week. GHSD Associate Professor Thomas Eisele is lead author on two of the articles. more>>
April
Makin’ Groceries project explores neighborhood shopping patterns
This academic year, the Tulane Prevention Research Center has collected information in two New Orleans neighborhoods to see how residents shop and eat in areas that have limited availability of healthy food. more>>
Students plan big climb to help women’s causes
Eight young women - including one Tulane public health student – aspire to climb to new heights — 19,341 feet to be exact. Starting from a low point in Louisiana, the eight women led by team leader Batina Brockamp strive to bring awareness to women’s causes by ascending to the highest point in Africa — Mount Kilimanjaro. more>>
Tracking a new system of mental health care for children
One year after Louisiana changed the way it supports children with mental health issues, a statewide advocacy group is collecting information to monitor the system with the help of Sally Drape, a public health graduate student at Tulane University. more>>
Rubber hits the road
Tulane SPHTM faculty and staff volunteers work to clear lots in New Orleans' Central City neighborhood for the 2013 Wave of Green Day of Service on Monday, April 1. more>>
Alumni nourish careers of students
The Tulane Office of Alumni Relations has implemented a new program this spring semester offering networking opportunities for students, served up with dinners hosted by alumni. Students get outside the campus bubble for a free meal, while interacting with alumni and other students they may not know. more>>
March
Finalists for 2013 Business Plan Competition are Tulane startups
Tulane startups in nutrition, medical technology, and public health will compete for $50,000 next month in the Tulane Entrepreneurs Association’s (TEA) 13th annual Tulane Business Plan Competition. >>more
Public health students consider global problems
Students at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine spent last week addressing “One World Problems” at the second annual Global Health Summit produced by the school’s student government association. more>>
February
Do kids graze their schools' salad bars?
A new study under way by the Tulane Prevention Research Center is studying usage of school salad bars, adding to previous studies focused on how salad bars can be successful in schools. more>>
Tulane study finds cycling surge after city bike lane project
Bike lanes continue to gain popularity in New Orleans with the latest set of lanes boasting a surge in riders, according to a new Tulane University study. On South Carrollton Avenue, researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine saw more than three times the number of people cycling after one-mile long bike lanes were striped. more>>
Tulane ranks on Peace Corps top graduate colleges list
This year Tulane University ranks No. 4 on the 2013 top Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the graduate school category, and No. 18 in the undergraduate medium school category. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities for small, medium, large and graduate institutions. more>>
January
Tulane SPHTM Open House to coincide with student-led Global Health Summit March 6-8
Plans are being finalized for the school’s annual open house to welcome prospective graduate students. For the second year in a row, open house attendees will also have the opportunity to attend the Global Health Summit, an event produced by the Student Government Association held concurrently with open house. more>>
Delegation works to expand studies in Cuba
A successful trip to Cuba in December by a Tulane delegation will expand the university’s ongoing relationship with the University of Havana and other Cuban institutions into public health and scientific arenas. more>>
