Earlier this year, the White House announced its plan to invest $7 billion from the American Rescue Plan to hire and train public health workers in response to COVID-19. The need for a more robust public health workforce became apparent at the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. The billion-dollar investment will… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Shirley Payne, MPH’11, has balanced her role as an adjunct faculty member at IU Bloomington with a job transition at the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). In July 2020, she graduated with her Ph.D. in Health Behavior, her fourth degree from Indiana University. In each of these… Read more »
Leading in Health Care By Maggie Scroop Beacon Health System CEO, and IUPUI Alumnus Kreg Gruber, reflects back on a year like no other. He offers his perspective and advice as a healthcare leader, as he uses the learnings of last year to transform healthcare. Key Learnings “It was mid-March and I was at home… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson Nicole Stone, a 2016 graduate of the MPH in Epidemiology program at IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, played an integral role in establishing contact tracing for Indiana and continues to make an impact on the state’s COVID-19 response. She served full time on COVID-19 activities from February 2020, before… Read more »
By Crystal Jones In June 2020, Andrea Radford, MPH’10, learned about a contract epidemiology position in Florida. As a public health professional who was actively following social distancing protocols, she decided to use her vacation time to serve as the Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager at the American Cancer Society. After speaking it over with her… Read more »
Researchers at Indiana University and the University of Washington are interviewing people working in food service, delivery, or provision to understand their work experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. People working in the food industry (groceries, restaurants, delivery, factories) during COVID have had a higher risk of getting the illness. Through this study, researchers are aiming… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson When the coronavirus pandemic made its way to Indiana in March of last year, Dean Paul Halverson of the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health took immediate action to help with the response. Efforts led by him and researchers at Fairbanks have made an impact at the university, city and… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs Because of COVID-19, school has looked different this year. We spoke with our Fairbanks School of Public Health Student Services team to understand how we can prepare for the spring semester. Through a Q&A, Rachel Forster, Amelia Hurt and Kayla Rinker share their advice for adapting to our unusual circumstances. How can… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Allison Miller, BS’15, MPH’17, has participated in three separate deployments for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In each position, she has relied on the education she received through the MPH in Epidemiology program at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and experience she… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs Because of COVID-19, our holidays are going to look a little different this year. We spoke with Fairbanks School of Public Health epidemiologists Shandy Dearth, MPH, Thomas Duszynski, MPH, and Andrea Janota, MPH, to understand how we can ensure a safe holiday for ourselves and our family and friends. Can I… Read more »