Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work Newsroom

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Researchers at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work have found that young people who smoke e-cigarettes are more likely to become regular cigarette smokers. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, appears to confirm concerns that e-cigarettes can be a gateway to traditional cigarette smoking. The study found that young people who were using e-cigarettes were five times more likely to be regular cigarette smokers a year later. [/su_column] [/su_row]

Cristina Palacios, associate professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, and a team of international experts recently released a guide for the Latin American Society of Nutrition (SLAN) to help frontline workers protect their health during the COVID-19 pandemic with nutritional guidelines that […]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents have had to balance the stresses of working from home or losing their jobs with becoming full-time caretakers and teachers to their children. Now, as the academic school year comes to an end and summer camps remain mostly closed, parents are wondering how they can continue to support their children’s development while keeping them safe and happy. “Resetting the ‘new normal’ has become a moving target as things continue to shift from day to day. We are all having to pivot and make adjustments on the regular, especially parents,” said Victoria Gray, clinical Instructor in the School of Social Work. “In working with parents over the years, one thing I have found to be true for most parents is that they are only one or two tweaks away from a better situation with their kids, no matter the age. This is also true during this time of COVID-19.” [/su_column] [/su_row]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Most female undergraduate college students surveyed by FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social researchers were not familiar with risk factors for cervical cancer and had not had a Pap smear – the screening procedure for the disease. Nasar U. Ahmed, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Patria Rojas, assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Abraham Degarege Mengist, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Epidemiology, carried out the study of FIU 141 students to examine the correlation between what the students knew about cervical cancer and their adherence to Pap smear guidelines. [/su_column] [/su_row]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Tomás R. Guilarte, dean of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work and professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, will be inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMF) on November 7, 2020. “It is an honor to be recognized by this esteemed organization,” Guilarte said. “I look forward to working with colleagues throughout the state on initiatives that can better the future of our Florida communities.” [/su_column] [/su_row]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] Currently, in the United States, an estimated 5.8 million individuals age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease and this number is projected to increase drastically to 14 million by 2050. At the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, researchers are looking to better understand how certain risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease modify the brain’s response to an inflammatory stimulus such as Lipopolysaccharide, found in the wall of gram-negative bacteria. [/su_column] [/su_row]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] As the world looks for context and solutions to the COVId-19 pandemic, researchers at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work recently published a paper the effects discrimination has on public health, particularly in a time of an outbreak. While it is clear that discrimination against women and other vulnerable groups prevailed throughout the twen¬tieth century; it persists today. Amani Othman, doctoral student in the department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, recently published a case study in the International Journal of Social Quality (vol. 8, Issue 2) that analyzes the life and times of Mary Mallon, aka “Typhoid Mary;” an unmarried, Irish Catholic, immigrant woman who was persecuted as an intransigent carrier of a deadly infectious disease. [/su_column] [/su_row]

[su_row] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] [/su_column] [su_column size="1/2" center="no" class=""] PublicHealth.org, an online resource that gives users “the tools to research careers and degree programs…in this growing sector of the healthcare industry,” ranked the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work’s online Master of Public Health #10 in the country amongst the Best Online Programs for 2020. According to PublicHealth.org, the ranking process considers program appeal, student success, and affordability. [/su_column] [/su_row]