Drs. Jane Bertrand, Arsene Binanga, and Julie Hernandez of the Department of Health Policy and Management are leading the project to increase family planning in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), a multi-donor program to reduce the human impact on...
Dr. Whelton with his wife, Shelagh Whelton, at the American Heart Association National Meeting Tulane epidemiology professor Dr. Paul Whelton received the American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award during the AHA National Meeting on November 17th in Philadelphia. The American...
Dr. Lu Qi is director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center and professor of epidemiology at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. The seven metrics used by the American Heart Association to predict a person’s risk of heart disease and stroke don’t do enough to measure...
During the American Public Health Association conference, the association’s Food and Nutrition Section hosted a reception at Drexel University and honored several section members, including Tulane University’s Dr. Diego Rose, who was presented with the Sarah Samuels Memorial Award. Dr. Rose was...
The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine arrived to the American Public Health Association in fresh style with a new exhibit booth. Designed to complement the school’s new branding, the 20-ft panels called on visitors to “Find Us on the Front Lines.” Images of students...