News Search: Sociomedical Sciences

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Tobacco Retail Density Policies: Impacts and Unforeseen Effects

April 15, 2024

Daniel Giovenco and his team are conducting a project to study the impact of policies that reduce tobacco retailer density in communities.

Topic

Epidemiological Studies
Columbia Mailman Programs Combat Rising Rates of STIs

April 11, 2024

April marks STI Awareness Month.

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
Litwak Lecture will examine food systems and their contribution to health

April 10, 2024

In this years Annual Eugene Litwak Honorary Lecture, guest speaker Jessica Fanzo, PhD will shine a light on food systems for improved diets, health, and environmental sustainability.

Topic

Climate and Health
Columbia Mailman Professors Featured in PBS Series on Public Health

April 4, 2024

The four-part documentary series titled Invisible Shield premiered on March 26.

Topic

History and Ethics
Strategies for sustaining programs that address cancer inequities

April 1, 2024

Lay Health Advisor programs have shown remarkable promise in addressing health inequities, and some of the structural barriers to health, experienced by Black women.

Topic

Chronic Disease
Social Media and Teen Mental Health: A Complex Mix

March 19, 2024

Melissa Dupont-Reyes is the principal investigator of a new study to disentangle the ways that social media both helps and harms Latinx adolescents.

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
Why Pediatrics Should Put Menstrual Health Front and Center

March 19, 2024

Routine pediatric primary care can play a critical role to ultimately improve population-level menstrual health.

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
Research will unveil intersection of policing and cognitive health in aging populations

February 21, 2024

Dr. Paris (AJ) Adkins-Jackson, an assistant professor in Sociomedical Sciences and Epidemiology, has secured a substantial grant from the National Institute National Institute on Aging.

Topic

Aging and Healthy Longevity
Q&A with Ruth Shefner

February 12, 2024

Ruth Shefner, SMS PhD student, recently secured $100,955 in funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for her qualitative project on substance use policy and treatment access in Philadelphia.

Topic

Substance Use
Survey Reveals Extent of Energy Insecurity in New York City

February 5, 2024

Researchers at Columbia Mailman worked with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Topic

Environmental Health

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