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| |  | | | | November 2, 2009—Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents, according to new article by lead author Associate Professor Youfa Wang. October 28, 2009—Article led by Associate Professor Parul Christian shows mortality rates reduced among children whose mothers received iron-folic acid supplements. October 22, 2009—Fall issue of The Globe newsletter available, featuring Department work on obesity. October 9, 2009—Vaccine Day at Johns Hopkins. Injecting Hope: How Vaccines Save Children from Pneumonia. October 1, 2009—Associate Professor Orin Levine quoted by the World Pneumonia Day coalition. October 1, 2009—Center for American Indian Health partners with the Notah Begay III Foundation (watch video). August 24, 2009—Center for Immunization Research will conduct trial of H1N1 Flu Vaccine. August 17, 2009—Time Magazine cites Department's research in "Diarrhea: The Great Zinc Breakthrough." |
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| | |  | Robert Black, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of International Health, calls child mortality the “silent problem,” because few Americans realize that 11 million children die every year worldwide. Black wants to make it known that many of these deaths are preventable. |
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