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This Is Public Health, a brand run by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, raises awareness about education and career options in public health through student ambassadors, graduate fairs, partnerships, interprofessional activities, and other pipeline-building events for students.
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Hello everyone! My name is Michelle, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week.
I am a 2nd year MPH student at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Northern ...
Jan 16
4 Ways to Combat Diet Culture in Public Health!
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It’s the last day of my takeover, and I wanted to end it on a more positive note and discuss how we as public health professionals can ...
Jan 14
✨3 Ways Diet Culture Impacts Public Health
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This is a topic really near and dear to my heart, and I’m really excited at the opportunity to discuss it here on ...
Jan 12
The first step to addressing diet culture’s impact on public health is to define it! Diet culture within itself is not just one thing, but tons of societal and historical influences that continue to...
Jan 11
Social determinants of health are non-medical factors that can affect the risks and outcomes of health at all stages of our lives. Social determinants also influence health inequities, the unfair and ...
Jan 6
❌The media often presents serious mental illness as a predisposition to chaos and violence. This is not AT ALL true and only further stigmatizes individuals who have been diagnosed.
❌The...
Jan 5
Today, we’ll go over some of the basics: what is serious mental illness, the current statistics, and, why it is important for serious mental illness to be a topic of public health. 🔴 Check our ...
Jan 4
Happy first week of 2022 🎉
My name is Cheyanne and I’ll be taking over TIPH’s social media this week to talk about serious mental illness and public health.
I'm in my second year ...
Jan 3
TIPH Ambassadors Maddie K. and Liz L. are currently leading the December-January TIPH book club reading of Dreamland by Sam Quinones.
Curious on what other books they've been reading ...
Dec 23
As we go into the holidays, get vaccinated, protect yourself and your loved ones. The COVID 19 vaccine remains the best protection against the virus and its variants.
Protect yourself and ...
Dec 22
Our body records all of our life experiences and as a result, tells a story of one's past and that of the preceeding generation (Richardson, Hussey, and Strutz, 2012).
Mental, physical ...
Dec 21
Public health has advanced in a lot of ways. From advances in vital statistics records to reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity.
We should never forget the role of vaccination ...
Dec 20
Today, I will highlight some of the ways public health do protect and improve health. From disease prevention to prolonging lives.
As we go into the holidays, vaccination remains the best ...
Dec 17
Hello everyone, my name is Ngozi, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week. I am a second year MPH student in Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University.
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Dec 16
Hi everyone!
Did you know that malaria is caused by a parasite spread by mosquitos, or that the recently developed malaria vaccine is the first approved vaccine for a parasitic disease? The ...
Dec 10
Did you know that John Snow is considered the "father of epidemiology," or that smallpox was officially globally eradicated in 1980? It helps to think about where we started to fully ...
Dec 8
As the holiday season continues, many plan to host larger celebrations and the immunization status of guests is becoming a topic of conversation. We are helping to make it easier to share your ...
Dec 7
Hi everyone! My name is Lauren, and I will be taking over TIPH social media this week as a part of #AmbassadorTakeover. I'm currently a second-year PhD student in Epidemiology at University of ...
Dec 6
This week, we talked about HIV/ STIs. One way to prevent HIV/ STIs is through Sex Education. Swipe to learn about Sex Ed in the United States! #ambassadortakeover #thisispublichealth
Dec 3
