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MPH graduate talks to NPR about revised advice for flu vaccine
Nov. 7, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program graduate H. Keipp Talbot, M.D., M.P.H., recently published a study on the efficacy of high-dose influenza vaccine in older adults. She spoke with NPR about differences in flu vaccines, and how some vaccines may be more appropriate for people at different ages.
Pneumonia vaccine reducing pediatric admissions
Nov. 6, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program director Marie Griffin, M.D., M.P.H., MPH faculty member Carlos Grijalva, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) find that the 2010 introduction of a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and young children in Tennessee coincides with a 27 percent decline in pneumonia hospital...
MPH’s Schaffner speaks with ABC News about ongoing health problems in Ebola survivors
Nov. 4, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty members William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with ABC News about ongoing health problems for those who are cured of Ebola. (Photo: Michelle Nichols/Reuters)
In Fitness Magazine, MPH faculty member explains the risk of Ebola transmission at the gym
Oct. 31, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., speaks with Fitness Magazine about the risk of Ebola transmission at the gym.
MPH graduate and mentor weighs in about mandatory Ebola quarantines
Oct. 28, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program graduate and Vanderbilt University Medical Center chief epidemiologist, Tom Talbot, M.D., M.P.H., is quoted in a story for Vox about mandatory quarantines for returning Ebola workers.
MPH’s Schaffner argues that quarantine could harm efforts to contain spread of Ebola
Oct. 27, 2014—In an article for Bloomberg News, Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., argues that a mandatory quarantine of Ebola health workers returning from West Africa could make the situation worse by discouraging doctors and other health care workers to volunteer and help contain the virus.
In Forbes, MPH faculty member explains Ebola transmission risk for NYC subway riders
Oct. 24, 2014—In Forbes, Vanderbilt MPH faculty member and infectious disease expert William Schaffner, M.D., explains why riders won't catch Ebola on the New York City subway.
On the PBS Newshour, William Schaffner, M.D., puts the Ebola outbreak into perspective
Oct. 23, 2014—In a segment on the PBS Newshour, MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., provides some perspective on the Ebola outbreak and provides information on other illnesses that pose bigger threats.
Alumna discusses a new law aimed at reducing neonatal abstinence syndrome on NPR
Oct. 20, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program alumna Jessica Young, M.D., M.P.H., speaks with NPR about the complexities of a new law aimed at reducing rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome in Tennessee.
In the New York Times, MPH faculty member weighs in on Ebola czar
Oct. 20, 2014—In the New York Times, MPH Program faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., weighs in on the kind of expertise needed in the country's response to Ebola.
Faculty member speaks with Scientific American about Nigeria’s success in quashing an Ebola outbreak
Oct. 20, 2014—In Scientific American, MPH faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., comments on what can we learn from Nigeria's success quashing an Ebola outbreak.
Lwala Community Alliance
Aug. 20, 2014—The mission of the Lwala Community Alliance is “to build the capacity of the people of Lwala to advance their own comprehensive well-being.” Through honed focus, holism, community collaboration, cultural sensitivity, and accountability, the Lwala Community Alliance works to accomplish this mission as a multi-dimensional community development agency. With health as the central focus, Lwala Community...
Visitation Hospital
Aug. 20, 2014—The Visitation Hospital Foundation is a faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. VHF was founded in 1999 with a mission to provide competent and compassionate healthcare to the people of southwest Haiti. In 2008, Visitation Clinic, a rural hospital and clinic in one of the most underserved regions of Haiti, opened. Visitation Clinic has become a model for creating transformative...
Neal Patel, M.D., M.P.H.
Jul. 3, 2014—Dr. Neal Patel, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Anesthesiology, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, and chief medical informatics officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, received the institution's Five Pillar Leader Award, given for leadership in service, quality, growth/finance, innovation, and the promotion of staff and faculty satisfaction and commitment. Patel, a graduate of California Polytechnic University, received his...