Everything Happens Somewhere
An individual’s location can impact their access to resources. Geographic information systems use this fact to assess health risks across regions.
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Public Health Career Opportunities
Are you interested in the field of public health but don’t know what to do next? Read on!
Studying Public Health
So you want to study public health? As a capped major at UC Berkeley, the public health major requires one extra step before declaring: completing the undergraduate major application.
Interview with a CDC Epidemiologist
Dr. Snigdha Vallabhaneni currently works as a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control. She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Brown University and received a Masters of Public Health from UC Berkeley. The Public Health Advocate: How did you become interested in
E. Coli: The Spread of Drug Resistance
In May 2016, the Department of Defense announced the discovery of the first MCR-1 gene found in E. coli bacteria cultured from a human in the United States. A woman in Pennsylvania with a urinary tract infection tested positive for the gene, which had not
Best Babies Zone
“Best Babies Zone” is part two of a two-part series on life course theory. To read part one, click here. Over the last two centuries, the improvement of medicine, nutrition, and childcare resources has drastically reduced the infant mortality rate in the United States. Due
Life Course Theory
“Life Course Theory” is part one of a two-part series on life course theory. To read part two, click here. For centuries, the treatment-based approach to overcoming the innumerable obstacles facing the health of people across the world has proven to be incapable of truly