Student News

One of the newest branches of the Health Equity Scholars program equips Rhode Islanders with the skills to make their home state healthier.

Summit led by Brown researchers makes shared space between mindfulness training and Indigenous cultural practice

Brown researchers study how unhealthy noise levels are impacting Cranston's schools and neighborhoods

Second year Brown MPH students share outcomes from their Applied Practice Experiences during annual poster session

For her summer APE, MPH student Yuchan Cao investigated the patterns between smoking and cancer progression among lung cancer survivors in China.

In orientation address, Dean Ashish Jha highlights school’s distinct approach and key areas of focus.

MPH student Nargis Faizy spent her summer working to improve care for elderly Rhode Islanders.

Azia Johnson is working to alleviate food insecurity in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

Doctoral student Chase Bryer heads to Vancouver to research and facilitate health access in the Two-Spirit community.

MPH student Lucy Zheng is working to improve healthcare access for immigrants and undocumented women and children through the Applied Practical Experience program.

Putting his passion into action, Brown MPH student Eli Wasserman is working to promote comprehensive care through the Applied Practice Experience program.

The student-led publication spotlights public health inequities in its second edition.

The award is made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students undertaking research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by poor and underserved populations.

Brown’s Online MPH program connects public health practitioners across the globe.

We sat down with doctoral candidate Patrick Kelly to discuss the needs of marginalized Americans who seek care on the periphery of our formal health care system.

Brown University’s NextGen Scholars Program is breaking barriers and paving the way for diversity and innovation in data science.

MPH student Kristen Smith is working to create tools and resources that lower the burden of loneliness for homebound older adults.

Growth in Master’s scholarships reflects the School of Public Health’s commitment to changing the face of public health and data science.

No obstacle is a match for MPH student Kerri Connolly. As deputy director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, she works tirelessly to improve food access for families. As a Brown MPH student, she works to acquire the skills she’ll need to achieve her food-system busting goals.

This is the second article in Unmasked, a series by undergraduate public health concentrator Chris Walsh ’24.5.

At least 145 hours of applied public health learning experience are required for the Brown MPH. These practical projects—tailored to advance each student’s unique skills, interests, and passions— provide invaluable hands-on experience, across the State of Rhode Island and across the world, while serving local and global partners engaged in critical frontline public health work.

The Health Equity Scholars program will train leaders in public health who can make a substantial difference in reducing health disparities and addressing systemic racism.

A group of Brown undergraduates, supported by the School of Public Health, has formed the Brown Undergraduate Journal of Public Health, which aims to publish original work by Brown undergraduates relevant to public health

Doctoral students work to empower immigrant Latinas and refugee women by listening to their stories and amplifying their lived experience

"Introducing Myself and This Column," said the author, Christopher Walsh.

The School of Public Health has launched a new student-led initiative that aims to publish original work by Brown undergraduates relevant to the field of public health.

Enyonam Odoom, MPH '21, specializing in the generalist track, shares her journey of choosing public health as her career path due to her passion for helping others, discovering her affinity for research and the numerous possibilities the field offers, and her belief that public health is the optimal way to make a meaningful impact in improving people's health and well-being.

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