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  • Cathy Bradley

    Expanding reach through our partnerships & making prevention easy

    Sep 28, 2023
    This month, I expand on “Reach” through expanding the school's partnerships. As part of our reaccreditation process, we identified more than 1,000 partnerships between our faculty and external organizations. And, a signature of my research centers on the trade-offs around work, health insurance, and health. It is with this lens that I think about the resurgence of COVID.
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    What we can accomplish as we RISE together

    Aug 28, 2023
    The energy from the community and from within the school is truly special and it excites me to see what, together, we can accomplish. In my first monthly communication, I wanted to share some of the insights I gathered and how they interplay with the vision for ColoradoSPH.
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  • Cathy Bradley, ColoradoSPH Dean 2023

    Climate change, mental health top issues as new ColoradoSPH Dean Bradley takes reinsOpens in a new window

    Aug 9, 2023
    On Aug. 1, Cathy Bradley, PhD, became the fourth dean in ColoradoSPH's history and the first woman permanently appointed to the position. Responding to climate change, developing large-scale solutions to the mental health crisis, and extolling the positive influence public health plays in making communities stronger and more resilient are just three of the first research and education goals for Bradley as she steps into her role.
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Community & practice news


  • Children in circle listening to story read

    ColoradoSPH community-based programs work with locally-based refugees to improve health

    Oct 4, 2023
    Ethan Tietze's work with the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center has contributed to adapting two well-established programs to fit the needs of refugees: Text2LiveHealthy and the Culture of Wellness in Preschools. The initiatives encourage kids and adults to improve and maintain their health by making basic but effective lifestyle changes, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking water instead of sugary drinks, and staying active.
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    National Academies committee probes the outcomes of Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights

    Oct 2, 2023
    The June 2022 Supreme Court ruling on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case removed the constitutional right to an abortion that had been established in 1973 by the court in Roe v. Wade. Ned Calonge discusses the effects this decision has on the lives of women and the healthcare system at large.
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    Celebrating ColoradoSPH awardees at Public Health in the Rockies

    Sep 28, 2023
    Each year, Colorado Public Health Association and ColoradoSPH honors exceptional individuals in the field of public health at the Public Health in the Rockies (PHiR) conference. As in past years, many ColoradoSPH students, faculty, and alumni received awards from CPHA and ColoradoSPH at the conference awards luncheon. We celebrate all who received these awards for their hard work in public health.
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Research news


Student & alumni news


  • Children in circle listening to story read

    ColoradoSPH community-based programs work with locally-based refugees to improve health

    Oct 4, 2023
    Ethan Tietze's work with the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center has contributed to adapting two well-established programs to fit the needs of refugees: Text2LiveHealthy and the Culture of Wellness in Preschools. The initiatives encourage kids and adults to improve and maintain their health by making basic but effective lifestyle changes, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking water instead of sugary drinks, and staying active.
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    Mapping mass shootings in the United States

    Jul 26, 2023
    Leslie Barnard, a DrPH candidate in epidemiology, wanted to find answers to address public concerns about the rise in mass shootings from a public health perspective. Barnard worked with CU collaborators to analyze data from 2014–22 and calculate cumulative incidence rates of mass shooting event types based on incident characteristics.
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    Edible bugs for healthier and greener future: Master of Public Health student's capstone sheds light on sustainable food systems

    Jun 14, 2023
    While up to 80% of the world's nations eat insects regularly, many still get squeamish at the idea. Shaylee Warner, a recent graduate from the Colorado School of Public Health at Colorado State University, focused her capstone research on how edible insect practices can provide a sustainable approach to addressing food insecurity stemming from climate change.
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