COVID-19 put the spotlight on public health. Suddenly, everyone began talking about epidemiology, contact tracing, herd immunity, and more, and interest in careers in public health has skyrocketed. Amidst the surge of interest, the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (...
Dean Thomas LaVeist was a leader in organizing fellow Black members of the National Academy of Medicine to urge Black Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a new video released today, Black members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the premier health science organization in the...
We stand with our friends and colleagues in expressing shock and outrage at the terrible violence that occurred in Georgia on Tuesday, killing eight people, six of them Asian Americans. Xenophobic violence has been on the rise in the U.S. and clearly demonstrates the work that needs to be done to...
Maurice “Mel” L. Lagarde III (A&S ’79, PHTM *82) will receive this year’s Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Outstanding Alumni Award. Lagarde is president and chief executive officer of HCA MidAmerica Division. His leadership in the immediate days after Hurricane...
One year ago today, Louisiana recorded its first death due to COVID-19, Mr. Ives Green, a New Orleans resident of a facility serving people with developmental disabilities. Mr. Green was a gifted runner and an award-winning Special Olympics athlete. He loved fishing, listening to music, and...
