College of Health News

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Making Land Acknowledgements in the University Setting Meaningful and Appropriate

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

Div. of Population Health Sciences associate professor Corrie Whitmore co-authored a published article in College Teaching about making land acknowledgements in university settings meaningful, title "Making Land Acknowledgements in the University Setting Meaningful and Appropriate."

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Ingrid Johnson's newest publication explores victim-survivors’ reasons for not reporting to the police

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UAA Justice Center Assistant Professor Ingrid Johnson recently published an article in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, titled "Victim-Survivors’ Prioritization of Reasons for Non-Reporting Adult Sexual Assaults to Law Enforcement." This manuscript used data from a survey of survivors of adult sexual assault in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ on their reasons for not reporting to the police, which was part of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (AK-SAKI).

Amana Mbise, Ph.D., closing out his presentation during the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Black Caucus town hall event Read More

Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities experienced by Black ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµns

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On June 30, the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ. Amana Mbise, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the School of Social Work under the College of Health, presented eye-opening findings from the first-ever Black ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµns Health Status report.

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When the temperature hits 70, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµns feel the heat — and start suffering health ills

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According to results from research led by Micah Hahn, an environmental epidemiologist here at UAA, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµns' health starts suffering when temperatures climb to 70 degrees, and that local and state officials should consider policies to respond to heat-related health problems that are expected to increase as the climate continues to warm.

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MLS team research presented at national conference

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The medical laboratory science (MLS) research team presents at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Scientist conference.