SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
FEATURED NEWS

A decade-long career in the public health field as a higher education academic allowed Theodore Gideonse to take advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program – freeing him to focus his skills and expertise where they are needed most. READ MORE

Environmental health expert, Jason Douglas, partners with community action group to understand how urban heat, air pollution, and access to greenspaces affect public health in Southeast Los Angeles. 

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RESEARCH
Saurabh Chatterjee and lab members discovered an association between gut microbiome imbalance and Gulf War illness in veterans.

Results, in the International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health, could lead to potential therapeutics to alleviate symptoms such as chronic fatigue, cognitive issues, pain and gastrointestinal complaints. READ MORE
Global health advocate and friend of Wen Public Health, Barbara Epstein-Williams, establishes new scholarship fund for public health students passionate about global health research.

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EXPERT SOURCE
Public Health in the Media
OC Register: 
Polio? Mumps? Chicken pox? Many SoCal kids lack required vaccinations


“Measles is highly contagious so you need a high threshold — but the measles vaccine is quite possibly the best we have, bar none.” - Medical demographer & faculty member Andrew Noymer

[parents to get the facts and get their children vaccinated] "it benefits the children, who get less illness and miss less school, and eases impacts on the family all around." - Health communications expert & faculty member Suellen Hopfer
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HAPPENINGS
Women's Health Seminar Series: Menopause in the Workplace
Featuring Founding Dean Bernadette Boden-Albala
Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 | 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (PST)
Teams Meeting | Meeting ID: 286 247 060 100 | Passcode: AnUG8x

Boden-Albala joins a panel to discuss menopause biology, symptoms, workplace challenges, and resources to support women, including treatment and mitigation strategies.This seminar is hosted by the Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA), a research group under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 

Women's health demands immediate action now more than ever.
  • Dynamic keynote speaker: Dr. Amy Towfighi is a professor & associate chair of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Panel discussion with leading professionals speaking to the three critical stages of women’s health (reproductive years, midlife years, and later years)
  • Facilitated lunch discussion on ‘Conversations that Matter’
  • Poster session focusing on reproductive justice 
  • Professional networking with advocates in the field of women’s health
Ticket Information:
  • Individual Ticket: $75 (includes breakfast, lunch, and parking.)
  • Student Ticket: $10 (includes breakfast, lunch, and parking.) Fee waiver and registration assistance available.
  • UCI Faculty/Staff: $35.00
  • Sponsorship available
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