We are back! Hello everyone 😊 – in our March 2024 edition of the JEDI @ IUPUI newsletter, we would like to acknowledge the beautiful March Diversity Calendar in 2024. They are: Women’s History Month – March 1-31 Zero Discrimination Day – March 1 International Women’s Day – March 8 Ramadan – March 10-April… Read more »
Welcome Hello everyone 😊 – in our February 2024 edition of the JEDI @ IUPUI Newsletter, we extend our warmest greetings to the dynamic collective that propels our organization forward. JEDI serves as Indiana University’s DrPH program liaison for justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. This newsletter becomes a portal to explore the rich history… Read more »
By Vanessa Aguirre By the time she was 14 years old, Latasha Allen knew she wanted to be an epidemiologist. She was fascinated by how diseases spread from person to person, and this kick-started her desire to learn more about the field of epidemiology through formal education. Allen would go on to receive her… Read more »
In our Alumni Career Spotlight series, you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Beth Keeney Employer: LifeSpring Health Systems Current position: President/CEO Location: Louisville, KY/Southern Indiana Degree(s): Doctor of Public Health, 2021, Fairbanks School of Public Health at… Read more »
In our Alumni Career Spotlight series, you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Julie Beyrer Employer: Eli Lilly and Company Current position: Senior research advisor Location: Okeana Degree(s): BA, Hanover College, 2002; MTSC, Miami University, 2004; MPH, Indiana University,… Read more »
By La Rae Banks and Joy Usigbe For a group of DrPH scholars in the Global Health Leadership Program from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University in Indianapolis, they represent shared principles that are fundamental to a happy, healthy, and fruitful life. Shortcomings on any scale can negatively impact one’s… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs Throughout January, DrPH student Beth Keeney kept an eye on the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. When she told her supervisor at LifeSpring Health Systems that community spread in the United States was likely, she was appointed chair of the company’s COVID-19 response. “Once a case of community spread was announced on… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs After a recent deployment to Grenada, DrPH Professor Dr. E. BenjamÃn Puertas shared his lessons learned during COVID-19 through two case studies. Working with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the specialized international health agency for the Americas, Dr. Puertas and his team reviewed the progress in implementation of Grenada’s national COVID-19… Read more »