public health

In “Podcast 55- Using the Teach-Back Method to Improve Patient Understanding,” experts from Case Western Reserve University joined the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) for a podcast discussion. Sonal Patil and Colin Crowe—assistant professors at the School of Medic...

It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word “neonatol...

Since the nation’s opioid crisis began in the 1990s, unintentional overdose deaths have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. And through the years, Susan Painter has seen the heartbreak—and insufficient support for families and healthcare providers grieving these deaths. T...

Alex Matthews DMD/MPH dual-degree student at the School of Dental Medicine Area of Focus: dental public health, focusing on care access Alex Matthews grew curious about public health before he knew the term. As a kid in rural Tennessee, the multi-hour trips required to see various healthcare pro...

Joanna He traces her career aspirations in neuroscience back to a single elementary school project. Her class project on Alzheimer’s disease introduced her to the hippocampus—the part of our brains responsible for memories—and sparked her interest in the brain. Her curiosity was furthered by her ex...

As a high school student in Cleveland, Zaynab B. Shaheed was concerned by the tobacco-use rates amongst her peers. Her dismay heightened when, as a sophomore, she witnessed firsthand the devastation tobacco addiction can cause when her great uncle died. Now a fourth-year student majoring in nutriti...

Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can often feel overwhelming—and that’s especially true for children and their caregivers. That’s where Case Western Reserve University’s Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) study comes into play, offering a new way to approach T1D care and education. Led by Ca...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences-based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Group for its next meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center Seni...

As a result of a recent Environmental Protection Agency regulation, there is a complete ban on using methylene chloride in non-laboratory settings, particularly in products like paint strippers, adhesives, degreasers and paints. Methylene chloride use is still permitted in lab settings under new str...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy for a presentation featuring Sophia Chan, a trailblazing leader in public health. Chan will present “Nurse Leaders Influencing Health Policy: A Global Perspective” Wednes...