Continuum
Magazine of the Brown University School of Public Health
Browsing All Posts By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
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Fall 2018
Time Is Running Out
At a precarious time for the planet, Brown’s Center for Environmental Health and Technology is working to promote resilient, sustainable, healthy communities. The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on ...
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Faculty
Brown Researcher Advises Michigan PFAS Action Response Team
When we think about recent environmental disasters, Flint, Michigan’s water quality crisis quickly comes to mind. But the Great Lakes State has another pollution problem that is less ...
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Community
Health Impact
Climate Change Champion Creating a healthy, sustainable, and resilient future for all Rhode Islanders health.ri.gov We spoke with Laura Bozzi, Ph.D., Climate Change Program Manager at the Rhode ...
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Community
Brown Is Green
Brown University has a unique role in contributing research, fostering innovation, and in providing a model for environmental sustainability to the greater Providence community and beyond. The University ...
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Faculty
Leading the Way: Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D.
Bess Marcus wants to help people make healthy choices. With a rabbi father and a social worker mother, helpers and healers were very much a part of Bess ...
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Faculty
The Trust Network
When it comes to establishing a network of trust, Brown researchers know that community building is essential. BUILDING TRUST TAKES TIME So-called “helicopter research,” “parachute research,” or “drive-by ...
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Events
Black History Month
Nearly 400 years ago, that’s where Dr. Mindy Fullilove, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at the New School, started her talk. It was in 1619 that Africans ...
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Community
The Rhode Island Public Health Institute: Eliminating Health Disparities in Rhode Island and Beyond
Whether it’s providing a source for fresh fruits and vegetables, encouraging physical activity in school-aged children, or expanding access to HIV and Hepatitis C testing, the ultimate goal ...
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Faculty
Honors and Awards, Fall 2016
VINCENT MOR Florence Pirce Grant University Professor, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) named Vincent ...
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Events
Commencement 2016
One hundred forty-two degrees were awarded in Public Health fields during Commencement 2016. That’s a record high and great indication of the growth of the School of Public ...