A new University of Illinois Chicago research center will gather experts from public health, medicine, engineering, urban planning and biological sciences to measure these health impacts and test nature-based interventions such as green…
Read our guide below to learn more about the 38 presentations that will be led by School of Public Health faculty, staff, and students. If you’re attending APHA, be sure to stop by…
SPH, in conjunction with IDPH, developed a report that highlights the scope of health issues disproportionately faced by people experiencing homelessness and the need to increase health-promoting interventions.
Samantha Marinello, PhD in Health Policy and Administration '22 is the lead author of a study that found cannabis dispensaries are creating ads targeted at youth or making health claims, both prohibited by law.
UIC's new Center for Health Equity in Cognitive Aging will address the needs of underrepresented groups through funding research, mentoring early-career faculty and connecting UIC to a national network.
SPH's Law Enforcement Epidemiology Project aims to create city, county and statewide databases that track and describe civilian injuries and fatalities in encounters with law enforcement.
Caryn Peterson, PhD, is investigating how stigma and social influence impact the likelihood of HPV vaccinations and screenings, with connections to risks for cervical cancer.
The first new pathology standards for black lung disease in more than 50 years were published based on research from the UIC School of Public Health's Mining Education and Research Center.
As part of a CDC-funded effort, SPH's Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center is working with the Illinois Department of Public Health to identify immediate and long-term public health workforce needs.
A new study from SPH and UIC College of Medicine researchers finds addressing the health of fathers may be a powerful untapped tool in improving the nation’s ongoing maternal health crisis.
