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    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. ...

    On March 5, 2018 / By David Orenstein
  • 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 ...

    On March 4, 2018 / By Meghan Gonsalves, ScM '18
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    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 ...

    On March 1, 2018 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
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    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 ...

    On May 30, 2017 / By Brown Public Health
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    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 ...

    On May 30, 2017 / By Adam Gavarkovs ScM '17
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    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 ...

    On May 26, 2017 / By Adam Gavarkovs ScM '17
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    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 ...

    On December 1, 2016 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
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    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 ...

    On January 22, 2016 / By David Orenstein
  • 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 ...

    On January 22, 2016 / By Laura Kallio Joyce, P'22
  • 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 ...

    On April 30, 2015 / By David Orenstein
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