The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly transformed the access and the organization of health services for an indeterminate time, circumventing the efforts made in recent years to improve women, children, and adolescent health indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean. Arachu Castro, the Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America at Tulane University, has authored a report that…
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In an effort to provide more cohesion in degree programs, Dean LaVeist has announced several new positions that will address student needs. Dr. Erica Whitiker is the most recent addition to the school’s leadership as the assistant dean for student experience. Dr. Katherine Andrinopoulos has added director of doctoral programs to her slate of responsibilities and will oversee a cross-departmental program of professional…
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Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the creation of the task force in April saying, “We know that right now 70 percent of our deaths in Louisiana from coronavirus are African Americans. This is a disturbing trend and one that deserves our attention, which is why we are engaging a group of leaders right now while the crisis is still ongoing.”…
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With many COVID-19 cases going undetected, researchers question how much more widespread the virus may be in the U.S. population. Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is one of five institutions using antibody testing and symptom data to estimate overall COVID-19 infection rates over time. “This is really important because a lot of COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic,…
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Over the past nine months, students around the world have shifted to online learning to continue their education in the midst of COVID-19. For one subset of students, this shift has been business as usual – students already participating in programs like the Online MPH at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This program in Community Health…
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