Remember the ladies: 6 women who made a difference in public health
By Virginia Nowakowski, NPHR Editor What do public health nerds and Game of Thrones fans have in common? “Jon Snow.” Anyone who studies public health has learned about [...]
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Facebook uses AI to help prevent suicide
By Makda Zewde, NPHR Editor Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. [1] More than 40,000 Americans lose their lives to suicide every year, at a [...]
Cutting Costs While Increasing Coverage: A Spotlight on International Health Systems
By: Shannon Wagner In the United States, the growing inequality between the rich and the poor creates insurmountable barriers to those lacking economic and social resources. [...]
Big Data and Health: A Primer
By Makda Zewde, NPHR Editor You’ve probably noticed some hype surrounding the term “big data” in recent years. The concept is relatively new in human history; an [...]
A Recommendation: The Chicago Public Library
By Margaret Walker, Blog Editor One of our goals here at the NPHR Blog is to spotlight public health organizations within the community. One great organization that may not [...]
Event Today! Program in Public Health Open House
Interested in learning more about getting a public health degree? Northwestern’s Program in Public Health is having an open house today to learn more about their [...]
Public Health in the News- August 28th, 2016
Global Nigeria was set to celebrate being polio-free for two years this August. Despite efforts to eradicate this disease, two children in different parts of Borno state [...]
Design as a Tool for Public Health Innovation
By Amy Schwartz, PhD Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published as an article in the new 2016 Summer edition of the NPHR! Our theme for this issue is [...]
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