News

Aug 5, 2022

CU Cancer Center members and leaders, including ColoradoSPH Professional Research Assistant Andrea Dywer and Clinical Assistant Professor Patricia Valverde, were key contributors to an American Cancer Society supplement on patient navigation.

Jul 20, 2022

New data suggests that people of color continue to be disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic. Many American Indian and Alaska Native communities have insufficient resources to treat substance-use disorder, explains Jerreed Ivanich, assistant professor of community and behavioral health.

Jul 14, 2022

Susan Moore, research assistant professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health and associate director of the mHealth Impact Lab, is working with researchers across campuses to develop and test mobile technology that can improve patient care.

Jul 8, 2022

"We're good in public health about messaging that cigarettes are bad, that tobacco is broadly harmful," said Ashley Brooks-Russell, associate professor and director of the Injury and Violence Prevention Center. “We're really bad at talking about lesser options, like if you're going to smoke, e-cigarettes are less harmful."

Jun 30, 2022

The Healthy Kids Colorado survey administered by ColoradoSPH researchers found the rate of youth reporting they stopped doing normal activities because of sadness or hopelessness increased from about 35% in 2019 to almost 40% in 2021.

Jun 25, 2022

American Indians and Alaska Natives faced similar population-level health challenges, noted Michelle Sarche, associate professor in the Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health and Department of Community & Behavioral Health, saying many tribal communities face underlying health challenges.

May 19, 2022

Collaborating to illuminate the increasing mental health issues youth face, Samantha Bertomen, CU Anschutz MPH student along with Lisa Peters, Johns Hopkins MPH student, created a digital campaign proposal, winning the 2022 Student Health Edu-Thon graduate digital competition held by the Society for Public Education (SOPHE).

Apr 18, 2022

The Colorado School of Public Health’s scholarships focused on advancing equity, diversity and inclusion have seen an increase in support from the philanthropic community and from faculty, staff and alumni. Here, students Tara Sou and Gilbert Fru share their appreciation for the generosity.

Apr 13, 2022

Evelinn Borrayo, professor of community and behavioral health and associate director of community outreach and engagement for the University of Colorado Cancer Center discusses cancer rates in Colorado, why some communities are underserved, and what researchers are doing to help solve the problem.

Apr 8, 2022

Longtime University of Colorado benefactors Alan Cogen and Judi Cogen are giving generously to the joint vaccination and education efforts of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Colorado School of Public Health, making a measurable difference toward improving the health of underserved communities in Colorado.

Apr 6, 2022

Patrica Valverde, ColoradoSPH assistant professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health recently contributed to the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center's “Human Trafficking Community Readiness Guide”, part of a toolkit that has gotten wide distribution throughout Colorado.

Mar 29, 2022

U.S. News and World Report has named the Colorado School of Public Health among the top 20 schools and programs of public health in the nation.

Mar 25, 2022

Joan O'Connell, associate professor in the Department of Community & Behavioral Health discusses her research on the total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia. Finding nearly all the cost differences were associated with hospital admissions, O'Connell suggests much could be done to prevent these hospitalizations and improve quality of life.

Mar 5, 2022

With rising numbers of fatalities involving impaired drivers, Ashley Brooks-Russell, ColoradoSPH associate professor and director of Injury & Violence Prevention Center, discusses how the mixing of cannabis and alcohol may be contributing to this increase.

Feb 24, 2022

Eleven experts from the Colorado School of Public Health and CU Anschutz contributed to the new report, "Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges." The report, the first of its kind in 20 years, provides national guidance on research, education, and access to dental care.

Feb 23, 2022

The ColoradoSPH Center for Public Health Practice is partnering with community groups throughout the Rocky Mountain Region to counteract decades of menthol cigarette promotion to America’s Black communities.

Feb 8, 2022

Cerise Hunt, PhD, MSW, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at ColoradoSPH discusses how she promotes equity for the Black community and works to dismantle structural racism in public health and healthcare systems.

Feb 2, 2022

The social and cultural value placed on sharing and supporting one another by American Indian and Alaska Natives can help improve healthy food access for older adults, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

Dec 7, 2021

Spurred by ColoradoSPH's Dr. Susan L. Moore's 2020 study, CU Anschutz researchers begin trial that tests the effectiveness of noise-masking Sleepbuds™ from Bose Corporation in improving sleep for healthcare providers.

Nov 22, 2021

A ColoradoSPH study launched an Instagram profile to recruit AI/AN women but the profile turned into so much more—it is now a community site that delivers messages of empowerment and affirmation, and was included by SELF magazine on a list of "online mental health resources for marginalized communities."