College of Public Health
November 20, 2014
Raczynski, Phillips Pledge $1 Million to College of Public Health
LITTLE ROCK — Jim Raczynski, Ph.D., dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, and his wife, Martha Phillips, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology, have pledged a planned estate gift of $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish the Raczynski Phillips Bruce Chair in Social Determinants of Health.
October 16, 2014
Joseph Bates, M.D., Honored as Public Health Hero
Joseph Bates, M.D., was named the 2014 recipient of the State Excellence in Public Health Award at the recent annual meeting of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials in recognition of his outstanding service in public health.
June 12, 2014
Report by UAMS Students, Faculty Shows Newly Insured Have Positive View of Affordable Care Act
LITTLE ROCK – Despite challenges faced during the enrollment process for obtaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, nearly every newly insured person interviewed for a report released Thursday said having health insurance has been a positive development in their lives.
October 24, 2013
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Ties Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Links Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
LITTLE ROCK – The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
September 25, 2013
College of Public Health Grads Help Welcome FDA Commissioner
Sept. 25, 2013 | Margaret Hamburg, M.D., commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, was in Little Rock Sept. 10-11 to deliver the keynote address at the Global Summit on Regulatory Science, which was hosted by the National Center for Toxicological Research, the FDA’s premier regulatory science research center in Jefferson.
August 16, 2013
Public Health Researchers Chosen for International Cancer Task Force
Aug. 16, 2013 | Igor Koturbash, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has been invited to be part of a newly formed international initiative that will investigate the role of commonly encountered chemicals in cancer causation as well as explore new cancer-fighting therapies.
March 21, 2013
UAMS Receives Funding to Continue Health Program at Mexican Consulate
LITTLE ROCK – Health education and screening programs provided by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health to the more than 30,000 annual visitors to the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock got a $35,000 boost today from the Mexican government.
UAMS College of Public Health Receives Funding to Continue Health Initiatives at the Mexican Consulate
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Health education and screening programs provided by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health to the more than 30,000 annual visitors to the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock got a $35,000 boost today from the Mexican government. </p>
September 5, 2012
Health Status of African-Americans Detailed in UAMS College of Public Health Report
Sept. 5, 2012 | Mortality rates of African-Americans were significantly higher than those of Caucasians for most cancers, HIV and homicide, but lower for motor vehicle crashes and suicide, according to a recent report compiled by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.
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