Continuum
Magazine of the Brown University School of Public Health
Students
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Students
Out of the Classroom and into the Field
Global fieldwork requires getting out of one’s physical, psychological, and cultural comfort zones and being immersed in challenging and sometimes dangerous environments. In an ever-changing world of increasing ...
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Spring 2017
Learn by Doing
As students filter out of the main doors of the School of Public Health after class, hands plunge into pockets and eyes glue to phone screens. Smartphone use ...
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Spring 2017
Editor’s Note
America has undergone a transition in political power over the past year, one that has introduced uncertainty into the role the federal government will play at home and ...
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Fall 2016
Editor’s Note, Fall 2016
Diverse perspectives foster unique solutions to some of the tough challenges we face today. As such, it is critical that we celebrate and promote diversity whenever possible. Unfortunately ...
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Fall 2016
Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion by Learning Public Health
This year marked the development of Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University. The plan, a collaborative effort by administrators, faculty, and students across ...
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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 ...
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Fall 2016
Learn By Doing
Global health issues are at the forefront of public health discourse. Today, despite the many advances in global health medicine, policy, and intervention, countries around the world are ...
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Events
School of Public Health Partners with the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship
“We’ve come together for many reasons, first and foremost it is an exciting opportunity for our newly crowned Center for Entrepreneurship, and the newly accredited School of Public ...
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Spring 2016
Student Profile: Ashley Lowery
Ashley Lowery always had a passion for health, but didn’t always know that public health was the right choice for her. As an undergraduate student at Jackson State ...
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Spring 2016
Editor’s Note, Spring 2016
Governor Gina Raimondo recently said “If we treat people with substance-abuse problems instead of sending them [to prison], we’re going to save money and save lives.” Addiction is ...