Research 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 28, 2022

A new report from the National Academies, chaired by Ned Calonge, associate professor of epidemiology, detailed advice for clinicians on how to test, diagnose and treat the millions of Americans who may have been exposed to PFAS.

Jul 16, 2022

Pregnant women who were exposed to multiple phthalates during pregnancy had an increased risk of preterm birth, according to new research by the National Institutes of Health. The study's authors included Dana Dabelea, professor of epidemiology and director of the LEAD center.

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 14, 2022

Playing wind instruments ­– particularly those in the brass section – can spread respiratory particles that may carry the COVID-19 virus, according to a Colorado State University study led by John Volckens, ColoradoSPH professor of environmental and occupational health.

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."

Jul 7, 2022

"It is important to note that increasing setbacks, the distance between a home and oil and gas drilling site, doesn't do anything to mitigate impacts on climate change or regional ozone," said Lisa McKenzie, associate professor of environmental & occupational health.

Jun 28, 2022

An analysis by ColoradoSPH researchers at the Injury & Violence Prevention Center found that in the first year of the Colorado red flag law, 85% of protection orders granted by judges had been filed by law enforcement.

May 31, 2022

A new report led by researchers from the Dickinson Lab, including Assistant Professor Katherine Dickinson, identifies North Denver as a pollution hot spot thanks to a confluence of factors involving an abundance of industrial businesses, as well as railroad and highway traffic that puts the health of its approximately 50,000 residents at risk every single day.

May 11, 2022

The new study out of the Colorado School of Public Health evaluated the structural and outbreak factors associated with reporting foodborne illness outbreaks. The report found that many areas do not have adequate resources in place to detect and investigate every potential foodborne outbreak.

Apr 25, 2022

Researchers including Lauren Hersch Nicolas, ColoradoSPH associate professor in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy and Eric Campbell, ColoradoSPH professor in the Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, aim to boost the quality of life for Americans with disabilities by studying the impacts of disability status and COVID-19 on patient care and personal finances.

Apr 15, 2022

ColoradoSPH Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics, Antonio Porras, and his team are using large datasets and artificial intelligence to identify anomalies and predict development in children with the skull-growth disorder called craniosynostosis.

Apr 6, 2022

A new peer-reviewed paper out of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, co-authored by ColoradoSPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Emmy Betz, looks at attitudes toward providing firearm storage options from law enforcement agencies, firearm retailers and shops. The results showcased a consistent desire to provide this service but also revealed some concerns.

Mar 31, 2022

The state health department’s latest report on the law shows the median time between prescription and death was 18 days. A study by ColoradoSPH Professor of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Eric Campbell, meanwhile, finds many doctors are still leery.

Mar 31, 2022

Cannabis use among pregnant women is on the rise and may be associated with negative health outcomes in children, according to a new study led by ColoradoSPH Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Brianna Moore.

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 1, 2022

Addressing the impact of climate change on air pollution and health, ColoradoSPH Dean Jon Samet and CSU Professor Tami Bond discussed the importance of health effects research and intervention science at the fifth National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate Change and Health Seminar.

Feb 24, 2022

In 2021, ColoradoSPH rose into the top 20 tier of schools in annual NIH funding, coming in at 18 in the rankings and reflecting an almost $20 million increase federal funding.

Feb 24, 2022

A new study from ColoradoSPH examines county-level relationships between child maltreatment and adult mental health. Indicating a need for improved access to mental health services, the study found a relationship between the number of poor mental health days and increased child maltreatment report rates in counties.

Feb 24, 2022

Over half of older Americans near the end of life are diagnosed with mild dementia or cognitive impairment, often leaving them unable to participate in medical decision-making on end-of-life care. ColoradoSPH researchers recently examined the difference in end-life-care choices between the spouses and children of these older adults.