population health
Optimal Aging
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Magazine
Golden Year
A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? Â鶹¾«Ñ¡researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Magazine
Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what’s going on, who is affected—and what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Magazine
Dangerous Buzz
Zika. Dengue. West Nile. Malaria. When diseases like these hit the headlines, attention turns to the creature causing these outbreaks that threaten human health—the lowly mosquito. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡faculty in public health and geography are preparing students to deal with future outbreaks and sharing facts to help calm your fears.
Overcoming Addiction
Use Your Head
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Magazine