The Abstract: February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024
Whether you’re local or global, student or alumni, the Abstract’s weekly news digest will help you stay in the loop with our amazing Gillings School community.
Doctoral candidate Juan Yanguela writes about reducing racial gaps in breast cancer treatment
Juan Yanguela, a doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Gillings School, first-authored a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read More.
BSPH grad speaks to NPR on using soda tax to increase healthy options
Amelia Hulbert, BSPH, Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Specialist of Boulder County Public Health, was interviewed by NPR to talk about the Fruit and Veg Boulder program. This nutrition incentive program, funded by the Colorado soda tax, allows families that do not qualify for government programs such as WIC to buy and choose their own nutritious food.
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Eliminating cervical cancer as a global public health problem requires equitable action
Dr. Noel T. Brewer
Many high-income countries are on track to nearly eliminate cervical cancer. For low- and middle-income countries, this goal will lag by decades. Distinguished Professor Noel Brewer, PhD, is co-author on a new piece in BMJ that calls for greater equity in global cervical cancer prevention efforts. Read More.
Stephanie Martin on exculsive breastfeeding practices among working moms in Africa
Dr. Stephanie Martin
Around the world, paid work without appropriate structural support is a key barrier to optimal breastfeeding practices. To better protect, promote, and support optimal breastfeeding practices among working women in Africa, this scoping review sought to understand how paid work influences infant feeding practices in the first 6 months of life and what support women need to manage work and optimal infant feeding practices.
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Doctoral student Jordyn Brown first author in lymphedema study
Endometrial cancer survivors comprise the second largest group of female survivors in the United States. Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the reproductive tract and the fourth most common cancer among women in the United States. Read More.
