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Nine Professors Join Institute for Child Health Policy as Affiliate Faculty to Promote Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Research

Nine professors, representing six departments across UF’s campus, have been named affiliate faculty members of the College of Medicine’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP). The institute focuses on disparities in health and health care outcomes for minority and underserved children and develops strategies and interventions to address these issues.

HOP Fellow Martin Wegman Selected to Receive Impact Award

HOP Fellow and MD-PhD student Martin Wegman has been selected as the Outstanding Graduate or Professional Student at this year’s Impact Awards. Martin received the award for his service as Director for the Equal Access Clinics, Board Member for Southwest Advocacy Group, and President of the American College of Medical…

Dr. Kelli Komro Co-Author of Cochrane Systematic Review Researching Effectiveness of the Health Promoting School Approach.

Dr. Kelli Komro is a co-author of an important Cochrane systematic review that researched the effectiveness of interventions using the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Health Promoting School (HPS) approach. The HPS approach includes health education in the curriculum; changing the school’s social or physical environment, or both; and involving families…

Katie Eddleton Selected to Review Applicants for NPPA Awards!

Katie Eddleton has been selected to review applications for the Mobilization for Health: National Prevention Partnership Awards (NPPA) that are awarded through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. These community engagement awards are designed to “increase community awareness and action on preventive health services.” Click here to learn…

Congratulations to Deina Bossa on Winning Best Paper Award!

Deina Bossa is a recipient of the 2014 UF Center for Undergraduate Research Best Paper Award for “Explaining State Variation in Medicaid Expenditures.” Her research analyzes the program, economic, demographic, and political factors that lead to variations in Medicaid expenditures between states. Papers are selected for the award through a…

2010 ICHP Article Cited in News Story!

Drs. Wagenaar, Tobler, and Komro’s article entitled “Effects of Alcohol Tax and Price Policies on Morbidity and Mortality: A systematic Review” has been cited in a news story on coloradoan.com about how the potential tax reduction on alcohol could affect the public health. To read the article, click here…

HOP MD-PhD Student Martin Wegman Awarded a Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Travel Award!

Hop MD-PhD student Martin Wegman has been awarded a Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Travel Award to attend the Translational Science 2014 Meeting on April 9-11 in Washington, DC. Mr. Wegman is currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of Epidemiology and receives his primary mentorship from Dr. Elizabeth Shenkman,…