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Researchers at Brown University found that many Rhode Island kids sleep less than their parents realize, with Latino children logging the least amount of rest.
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CHPHE welcomes Robert Rosales, Ph.D., LCSW, as a new affiliate of the center. A behavioral health equity scholar and Assistant Professor at Brown University, Dr. Rosales focuses on the mental health impacts of racism, heterosexism, and other forms of minority stress. With a commitment to health equity, public advocacy, and mentorship, Rosales brings invaluable expertise to our shared mission.
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Student Spotlight: The human side of health care
Brown MPH student Quynh Le brought her passion for global health to a local setting this summer, working to improve patient satisfaction and language accessibility at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare.
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Farm-to-table for the youngest Rhode Islanders
The Little Harvest Produce Box program is delivering fresh, locally grown produce to Rhode Island child-care centers to increase access to nutritious food and encourage healthy eating habits in young children, one box at a time.
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New opioid testing techniques could lead to better therapies
Brown University engineers partnered with public health experts to create new diagnostic techniques that could help to deliver better, patient-centered care to adults and newborns alike.
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Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Nyameyo, MPH ’24
Nyameyo puts her online MPH training into action through Lulu-Afrika, the nonprofit organization she founded to address food insecurity, women’s health and safety and the well-being of orphans and prisoners throughout Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan.
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Doctoral student Emily Elenio is tackling one of the biggest challenges in digital public health research today: securing the integrity of online survey data. In her innovative work on the "What’s On Your Plate" study, she sets new standards for recruiting under-resourced populations while defending against bots and fraudulent responses.
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Student Spotlight: Garrett Stang
For sexual and gender minorities, stress and stigma can undermine conventional tobacco cessation efforts. Brown SPH doctoral student Garrett Stang is examining smoking behaviors within these communities to inform more effective, evidence-based strategies for quitting.
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The Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity is pleased to announce that Jaclyn White Hughto, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Epidemiology, has received the prestigious Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Public Health. This award recognizes her outstanding commitment to mentoring students and fostering excellence in public health education.
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A Case for Addiction Science Advocacy
Karla Kaun argues that addiction researchers should talk about their work in their everyday lives. Those conversations can shape how drug, tobacco and alcohol use is studied in labs, taught in schools, treated in clinics and shaped by policy. Brown addiction researchers have a track record of success in exerting the influence of evidence.
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At week six, people assigned to smoke cigarettes with 2.4 milligrams of nicotine or less smoked significantly fewer cigarettes per day than those assigned regular cigarettes, the researchers reported in 2015. Generally, it added up to about five or six fewer cigarettes per day, says study coauthor Jennifer Tidey, a behavioral scientist at Brown University’s School of Public Health in Providence, R.I.
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In a Q&A, Peter Monti, a professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown University and a leading researcher of alcohol and disease exacerbation, shared his perspective on alcohol and cancer.
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The research, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, aims to uncover how alcohol and HIV disrupt gut bacteria and contribute to chronic health issues like heart disease.
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On December 11, Dr. Alison Tovar, director of the Brown University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, joined the Rhode Island Life Index 2024 launch event as a panelist to discuss the pressing issue of food insecurity.
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NIH R01 Grant to Study Health Disparities and Empower Latina Women through Physical Activity and Mindfulness
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A study by Brown researchers reveals obstetric mistreatment suffered by mothers living with HIV during labor and delivery in a South African township, and paths toward better care.
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Dr. Judson Brewer, director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, shares strategies for staying calm during contentious times.
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A high-tech approach to curb heavy drinking
Brown researchers are developing a mobile app aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use among young adults.
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von Ash, assistant professor of behavioral and social sciences, was awarded the NIH R01 grant, which totals $3.5M over five years.
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This summer MPH student Derrick Webb performed mixed-methods research in Nairobi, attended an HIV conference in Munich and finally joined other emerging leaders in HIV/AIDS research at the prestigious White House Rising Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.
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With renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will build on its research to understand mechanisms linking substance use with chronic disease.
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Unlocking the Potential of MDMA
A team of Brown faculty members is conducting the first study of its kind to investigate whether MDMA-assisted therapy can relieve the suffering of Veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
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Funded by a grant from the Center for Disease Control, Hughto's research on overdose prevention and harm reduction in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has released preliminary findings.
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Student Spotlight: A Voyager Scholar
Bart Hearn, a Brown undergraduate concentrating in public health, earned the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and spent his summer researching HIV/AIDS interventions abroad.
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