News Search: Population and Family Health
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A profile of Professor Virginia Rauh, 2023 recipient of the Dean’s Excellence in Mentoring Award
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A Q&A with Kelli Stidham Hall, reproductive health researcher in the Department of Population and Family Health
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Maternal and Reproductive Health
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By Kathleen Brody
MPH student Kathleen Brody writes about the need for better regulation of the ingredients in menstrual products.
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By Aminata Diarra
MPH student Aminata Diarra writes about her own experience with menstrual education and what the research can tell us.
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Maternal and Reproductive Health
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A nationwide survey reveals that 5.6 percent of the country’s population died in 2022—more than twice as high as estimates for any other country in the world.
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Child and Adolescent Health
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By Lena Perenchio
An op-ed by MPH student Lena Perenchio argues that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists should expand its recommendations for trauma-informed care to include all birthing people.
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By Rylin Ives
MPH student Rylin Ives argues that the Metropolitan Transit Authority should prioritize making public transit fully accessible for people living with disabilities.
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A research article about a Columbia Mailman anti-racism mentoring program for BIPOC students is honored by the Society for Public Health Education and the journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion.
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Public Health Education
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In a faculty Q&A, Prof. A. Kayum Ahmed says he is committed to social justice in research and the classroom, with a focus on the “decolonization of human rights.”
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Approaches to Improve Health of Refugee and Displaced Populations