Meet Onyinye Nnajiofor, a Rutgers School of Public Health MPH/MSW dual-degree graduate!
After decades of deception, Black adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are often unaware of the deceitful ways tobacco companies market their products to them, according to a Rutgers study.
Kristen Krause, instructor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health, has been accepted into the Sustained Training in HIV and Aging Research (STAHR) program.
Opposite to white heterosexuals, state-sanctioned discrimination may increase suicidal tendencies among Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer community members, Rutgers Health researchers find
Perry N. Halkitis, dean and Hunterdon Professor of Public Health and Health Equity at the Rutgers School of Public Health, will be honored with the Hippocratic Award from the Hermes Expo Business Committee for his outstanding contributions to public health.
Uzo Achebe, a Rutgers School of Public Health student, was recently honored for her maternal health work by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy.
Sean Stratton, a fourth year PhD student at the Rutgers School of Public Health, has received the Inaugural Rutgers Graduate Student Community Engagement Award from the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies.
Earth Day 2024 takes place on April 22 when around one billion people come together across the globe to focus on sustainability and take action to create a healthier and brighter future for all. The theme this year is ‘Planet versus Plastics’, with Earth Day calling for a 60 percent reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. Plastic pollution poses a serious threat to ecosystems, wildlife, and human health now and for future generations.
Wendy M. Purcell, a global expert in sustainability and Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice at the Rutgers School of Public Health, explores the connections between planetary and human health.
The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed Emily S. Barrett, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health, to the George G. Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professorship in recognition of her research on the early origins of health and disease and how exposures early in life shape human health and developmental trajectories.
The Rutgers Board of Governors also appointed Nir Eyal, professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health and a bioethicist whose renowned work in population-level bioethics focuses on health inequalities, health promotion, and research ethics, as the first holder of the Dr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Bergen Jr. Chair in Biomedical Ethics.
Depression During Pregnancy is Tied to Increased Emergency Department Visits for Infants After Birth
Rutgers Health study finds that infants whose mothers have mild and moderate to severe depressive symptoms had more emergency department visits than those who had no symptoms
While the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in 2022 allowed states to limit or ban abortion access, its effects have included many Americans losing access to non-abortion reproductive services such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), family planning and other reproductive health services, according to Rutgers Health and University of Oklahoma researchers.
African American and Black immigrant men prioritize their health and possess the necessary skills for proactive gastrointestinal (GI) health management, according to a Rutgers Health study.
Published in the American Journal of Men’s Health and led by Daina Potter, a data analyst in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health, the study highlights that a strength-based research approach can offer significant insights into how African American and Black immigrant males navigate GI conditions.