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How Adolescents' Relationships with their Parents Affect Mental Health

Research by Dr. Ali Crandall and Gracie Bradford determined that adolescents' relationships with adults are more predictive of depressive symptoms than factors such as economic stress, family stress, or neighborhood safety.
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Public Health Students Compete in National Case Study Competition

Emily Spendlove, Kaylie Lake, and Emily Nelson created an intervention to increase the percentage of breastfed babies in Winn Parish, Louisiana and gained experience serving through public health.
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Cognitive Decline After Epilepsy in Older Adults

A ten-year study reveals that epilepsy increases the risk of cognitive decline in older adults.
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Vaccination Volunteers

Public Health Students Volunteer at Vaccination Clinics in Provo and California
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Public Health Students Present at SOPHE Conference on Nighttime Commuting Safety

Research by Public Health graduates Ida Tovar and Alyssa Baer and Dr. Robbie Chaney showed differences in how men and women react to campus environments while walking at night.
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Dr. Josh West Named Chair of Department of Public Health

Dr. Josh West will begin his assignment as the new chair of the Department of Public Health on July 1, 2021.
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Increasing Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials

Public health students worked to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials by presenting educational materials to the Utah Pacific Islander Coalition.
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Connecting Help Me Grow Utah with Primary Care Physicians

Public health students worked to integrate public health and primary care by connecting Help Me Grow Utah, a program from the United Way, with local primary care physicians.
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Public Health Lessons from Manuel Nuñez Butrón

In the 1900's in Peru, Manuel Nuñez Butrón taught indigenous communities about modern health, with an approach that is worth learning from.
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How Childhood Experiences Affect Family Health

Research by Dustin Hansen, Chantel Daines, and Dr. Ali Crandall found that positive and negative childhood experiences affect adult family health.
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BYU Researchers Map Driving Times to Food Sources in the Navajo Nation

Research from BYU students and professors about food availability shows driving times to food sources for Navajo Nation residents.
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What Operation Outbreak Taught BYU Students and Faculty

BYU students and faculty participated in Operation Outbreak, a virtual simulation of the transmission of infectious disease, and learned how participant behaviors affect the rate of transmission.
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About BYU Public Health

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What is Public Health?

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Advisement

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Student Projects

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Department News

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Public Health Clubs

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Weekly Newsletters

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