5 Years Later: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Bernadette Boden Albala. This article was originally posted on Forbes as part of the Forbes contributor column. In the late winter and early spring of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic grew from a geographically limited viral infection into a full-blown national emergency, disrupting life as we knew it. The devastation was immense: mass mortality and
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Canada Makes Headway in Managing PFAS
“People who know they have PFAS in their water can take steps to reduce their exposure right now, like installing home water filters that are approved for PFAS removal or switching to bottled water.” (Scott Bartell)
AI effectively predicts dementia risk in American Indian/Alaska Native elders
“If future studies confirm these results, our findings could prove valuable to the Indian Health Service and Tribal health clinicians in identifying high-risk individuals, facilitating timely interventions and improving care coordination.” (Luohua Jiang)
Machine learning models predict dementia risk among American Indian/Alaska Native adults
“Public health researchers play a significant role in helping clinicians and policymakers make informed decisions about population health. ” (Luohua Jiang)
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From Undergrad to PhD: A Journey Through Public Health at UC Irvine
I’ve always been drawn to the intersections of social justice and health, particularly the relationships between food and chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, and how these issues disproportionately affect communities of color. Prior to making my way to the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, I thought sociology
Harnessing the power of machine learning in stroke prediction
Breaking New Ground in Healthcare Analytics As a public health researcher focusing on stroke and related outcomes, I’ve always been fascinated by the complexity of medical data, e.g. extensive information about health conditions, symptoms, and treatments across various settings. What often struck me was how traditional analysis methods struggle to effectively handle this wealth of
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