Continuum
Magazine of the Brown University School of Public Health
Research
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In the News
Children of mothers who use marijuana start using the drug earlier
A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions. A number of studies have ...
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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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Fall 2018
For elderly residents, hurricanes bring increased risks
Public health faculty members at Brown have studied the impact of recent hurricanes on nursing home and assisted living residents. Natural disasters are often particularly hard on vulnerable ...
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Fall 2018
Child lead exposure study finds substantial reductions possible
Intervention by researchers reduced household lead below levels previously deemed achievable and reduced blood lead concentrations in more highly exposed children, though the decrease did not result in ...
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Faculty
In the Samoan Language “Olaga” Means Life
The Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations (OLaGA) lab, led by Stephen McGarvey, professor of epidemiology, and Nicola Hawley, assistant professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale University ...
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Research
Daily Calcium Intake Varies Widely around the World
According to a new systematic review of research data published in the journal Osteoporosis International, there are many areas of the world with risk to bone health. Study ...
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Alumni
Assessing and Addressing RI’s West African Immigrant Community
An estimated 13,100 immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa live in Providence County. Akosua Boadiwaa Adu-Boahene dedicated her MPH master’s thesis work at Brown to understanding her community’s health needs. ...
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Faculty
Faculty Profile: Stephen McGarvey, Ph.D., MPH
Mentoring global health leaders and teaching “Burden of Disease in Developing Countries” since 1993. Tell us about your early career and about the evolution of your interest in ...
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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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Research
IN THE NEWS
PREVENTOVERDOSERI.ORG In 2014, over 240 Rhode Islanders lost their lives to overdose—more than the number of people who died in car accidents, murders, and suicides combined. In response ...