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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TROPICAL MEDICINE
Advancing public health for more than a century, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the world.

Current and future deans speak out on border policy

We oppose separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. This practice is a clear public health concern, with ample scientific evidence linking childhood trauma and parental separation to both short- and long-term adverse health effects. We stand in support of statements by the American Public Health Association (APHA), Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), and the Consortium of Universities of Global Health (CUGH) calling for the administration to put people – especially children – above politics by ending this inhumane and unnecessary practice.

Pierre Buekens, MD, PhD
Dean
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Tropical Medicine

Thomas LaVeist, PhD
Incoming Dean
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 

 

 

 

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Thomas LaVeist, a national expert on issues related to equity and health, has been named dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He will also hold the position of Presidential Chair in Health Equity
Thomas LaVeist named new SPHTM dean
Thomas LaVeist, a national expert on issues related to equity and health, has been named dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He will also hold the position of Presidential Chair in Health Equity, making him the first to hold one of Tulane’s newly endowed presidential chairs, created to support the recruitment of exceptional, internationally recognized scholars whose work transcends and bridges traditional academic disciplines.

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Pierre Buekens, Dean, and Thomas LaVeist, Incoming Dean
Current and future deans speak out on border policy
Dr. Jiang He, Joseph S. Copes Chair of Epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine was the lead author of a study that showed the vital role of community healthcare workers in treating patients’ high blood pressure.
Illicit drug use leads to disease progression and early death in kidney disease patients
Researchers sent a survey to pediatricians around the country asking their views on spanking. (Photo by ThinkStock)
Tulane study examines pediatricians’ views on spanking
Mark Diana
Tulane Department Head to Chair University Health Administration Association
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University Financial Aid Office Sessions with student debt expert Dr. Jeffrey E. Hanson
Jun 25
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BIRCWH Phase I Scholar Application Due
Jul 09
Meeting
Delta Consortium: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Symposium on Health Disparities
Jul 19
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Tulane University is the 2017 No. 1 graduate school nationwide in producing Peace Corps volunteers, with 20 SPHTM student volunteers.

95% of graduates find jobs or continue education within a year following graduation

Founded in 1912, Tulane SPHTM is the oldest school of public health in the U.S.