To meet the challenges brought on by this emerging syndrome, the Brown University School of Public Health has launched a Long Covid initiative.
Child Health
Posted inFaculty
New guidelines to help health providers prevent gun injuries and deaths
Each year, approximately 40,000 people in the United States die because of guns, making firearm-related injuries a leading cause of death for adults and children.
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Three innovation awards focus on childhood disparities in a single core city
Children in Rhode Island gained new learning and enrichment options through Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Awards
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Child’s Play?
Erlyn Rachelle Macarayan Ph.D., MS, RN is an adjunct assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at the School of Public Health. In her spare time, she writes children’s books.
Posted inEvents, Fall 2020
Child Health and the Coronavirus
Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute webinar series helps guide parents and caregivers through the pandemic
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School of Public Health Catalyst Grant Program
The Catalyst Grant Program supports work that builds outward from existing strengths to deepen and broaden the School’s research program around the four themes identified in the Strategic Plan: Mental Health, Resilience and Mindfulness; Environmental Health and Climate Change; Vulnerable Life Stages: Children and Older Adults; and Addiction. We are proud to fund the following […]
Posted inAlumni
Alumni Profile: Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH’07, ScB’05
Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH is a board certified pediatrician and a pediatric environmental health specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Posted inIn the News, Research, Spring 2019
Early-life obesity impacts children’s learning and memory, study suggests
The study found a link between children’s weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests. A study by Brown University epidemiologists found that children on the threshold of obesity or overweight in the first two years of life had lower perceptual reasoning and working memory scores than […]
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U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
The National Physical Activity Plan Alliance recently released its 2018 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
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Children of mothers who use marijuana start using the drug earlier
A number of studies have shown that child and adolescent marijuana use is associated with impairments in attention and concentration — and that those who start using marijuana early are at increased risk of health consequences. New research based on nationally representative longitudinal surveys determined that children whose mothers use marijuana between the child’s birth and […]