Continuum
Magazine of the Brown University School of Public Health
Research
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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 ...
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Faculty
Faculty Profile
KATE CAREY Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Doctoral Studies in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences Kate Carey has been a member of the ...
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Faculty
Technology and Public Health
The past several decades have been characterized by anevolution of the public health problems facing society. Global obesity rates have doubled since the 1980s, with the United States ...
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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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Community
Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute
With a gift of $12.5 million from the family of retired Hasbro Chairman and CEO Alan Hassenfeld, Brown will establish the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute to accelerate ...
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Community
Brown Experts Advise Governor’s Overdose Task Force
The statistics are startling. In 2014, 239 people in RI lost their lives to overdose, more than the number of homicides, motor vehicle deaths, and suicides combined. The ...
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Faculty
Study Maps Extroversion Types In The Brain’s Anatomy
Tara White, PhD Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Everyday experience and psychological studies alike tell us that there are two different types of extroverts: The gregarious ...