2012 News Releases
December
12/20/12 Physicians Admit Feeling Under Qualified and Lacking Necessary Education to Treat Obesity
12/20/12 Bloomberg School Receives $28 Million for Family Planning Advocacy
12/18/12 Johns Hopkins Providing More Free Online Public Health Education Than Ever
12/13/12 Time Restrictions on TV Advertisements Ineffective in Reducing Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads
12/11/12 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Denounces Nutrient Trading for Bay
12/06/12 Johns Hopkins Study Reveals What Makes Nonprofits Special
12/04/12 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Receives Funding for Gut Function Biomarker Research
12/03/12 Caroline Moreau Named to William G. Robertson Jr. Professorship in Population and Family Planning
12/03/12 Overprescribing of Opioids Impacts Patient Safety and Public Health
November
11/29/12 HIV Conference to Explore New Prevention Strategies for Men Who Have Sex with Men
11/29/12 Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
11/29/12 Klag Honored for Contributions in Preventive Medicine
11/28/12 Josef Coresh Named Inaugural Recipient of George Comstock Professorship
11/26/12 Communication Between Patients, Families and Care Providers Key to Outcome of Patient Experience
11/20/12 Rate of Suicide by Hanging/Suffocation Doubles in Middle-Aged Men and Women
11/12/12 Housing Quality Associated with Children’s Burn Injury Risk
11/12/12 JHSPH Faculty Awarded Gates Grand Challenges Grants
11/01/12 CEIBS and Bloomberg School to Offer MBA/MPH Coordinated Program
October
10/30/12 Chronic Kidney Disease Increases Risk of Death at All Ages
10/26/12 Johns Hopkins Free Online Public Health Content Reaches Milestone
10/25/12 Restricting High-Risk Individuals from Owning Guns Saves Lives
10/24/12 Johns Hopkins Launches Center to Improve Drug Safety and Effectiveness
10/24/12 David Dowdy Named Recipient of B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Associate Professorship
10/24/12 Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Center Selected for AHRQ Program
10/18/12 No Antibodies, No Problem
10/15/12 School-Wide Interventions Improve Student Behavior
10/11/12 Johns Hopkins Establishes Center to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
10/11/12 Non-Certified Providers Sought for Treatment of Fatal Non-Communicable Diseases in Bangladesh
10/10/12 Living near Livestock May Increase Risk of Acquiring MRSA
10/10/12 Wietse Tol Recipient of Ali and Rose Kawi Professorship in Mental Health
10/09/12 Safety Pioneer Joan Claybrook Receives 2012 Community Hero Award
10/05/12 Johns Hopkins Launches Aquaponics Project
10/05/12 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Awards Dean’s Medal to William Foege
10/04/12 Johns Hopkins Awarded $108M Health Communication Grant
10/01/12 Study Analyzes Half-Century of Oyster Poaching Enforcement in Maryland
September
09/26/12 Bloomberg School Project to Advance White House Fight Against Human Trafficking
09/25/12 Chronic Kidney Disease a Warning Sign Independent of Hypertension or Diabetes
09/21/12 Undertreatment of Common Heart Condition Persists Despite Rapid Adoption of Novel Therapies
09/19/12 Child Mortality Declines in Niger
09/17/12 Community Health Assessment Survey of 20015 and 20016 Zip Codes Launched
09/13/12 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Honors Stephen Teret
09/13/12 Proven Strategies Reduce Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections
09/05/12 New Method Developed to Study Elusive Precursors for Testosterone-Producing Leydig Cells
09/05/12 Bloomberg School Receives Grant to Support Trauma and Injury Research in Uganda
09/03/12 HIV Treatment Use Increases in the U.S.
August
08/31/12 Study Looks at Efforts to Improve Local Food Systems Through Policy
08/27/12 Study Explores Injury Risk in Military Humvee Crashes
08/14/12 Bloomberg School Receives Grant to Study Violence Against Healthcare Workers
08/13/12 Bloomberg School Professor to Lead Census Research Division
08/09/12 Bloomberg School and Krieger School to Establish Teaching Fellowship (web article)
08/08/12 Alcohol Advertising Standards Violations Most Common in Magazines with Youthful Audiences
08/07/12 Insurance Status May Explain Racial Disparity for Heart Deaths
08/01/12 Are Americans Ready to Solve the Weight of the Nation?
July
07/30/12 Public Health Dean Expresses Disappointment with USDA’s Step Back from Meatless Monday
07/19/12 A Good Night’s Sleep Could Keep You Out of a Nursing Home
07/18/12 Stronger Ozone Standards Could Save Lives and Reduce Illness
07/18/12 CDC Honors Bloomberg School Injury Prevention Leaders
07/17/12 JHU and Coursera to Offer Free Online Classes
07/16/12 Genetically Engineered Bacteria Prevent Mosquitoes from Transmitting Malaria
07/11/12 New Information Technology Center Established to Benefit Population Health
07/11/12 Johns Hopkins Global Center on Childhood Obesity Seeking Research Proposals
07/10/12 Contraceptive Use Averts 272,000 Maternal Deaths Worldwide
07/09/12 Lax Gun Ownership Laws Could Impact Ability of High-Risk Individuals to Purchase Firearms
June
06/27/12 Racial Make-Up of Community Impacts Obesity Risk
06/25/12 Bloomberg School to Offer MPH Degree Program in India
06/14/12 Researchers Outline Plan to End Preventable Child Deaths in a Generation
06/07/12 Immune System “Circuitry” That Kills Malaria in Mosquitoes Identified
06/07/12 New Data Suggests HIV Superinfection Rate Comparable to Initial HIV Infection
06/04/12 Researchers Recommend Steps to Improve Implementation of Global Road Safety
May
05/30/12 Bob Martin Joins CLF
05/30/12 Bloomberg School Graduate Receives Fulbright Grant
05/30/12 Patient Mental Health Overlooked by Physician When a Family Member is Present
05/29/12 After 25 Years, World No Tobacco Day Is Making an Impact
05/28/12 Analyzing Disease Transmission at the Community Level
05/28/12 Targeting Tuberculosis “Hotspots” Could Have Widespread Benefit
05/22/12 Injury Center Contributes to State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report
05/15/12 Reported Increase in Older Adult Fall Deaths Due to Improved Coding
05/11/12 Pneumonia and Preterm Birth Complications Are the Leading Causes of Childhood Death
05/08/12 A Better Method for Diagnosing Kidney Disease
05/08/12 Actor Sam Waterson Receives Goodermote Humanitarian Award
05/07/12 Alcohol Regulation on the Internet Failing to Protect Youth
05/04/12 Johns Hopkins Establishes New Center for AIDS Research
05/02/12 15 Million Babies Born Too Soon
05/01/12 Majority of States Fail to Address Youth Exposure to Alcohol Marketing
April
04/30/12 Brown Receives Andrology’s Distinguished Service Award
04/30/12 Eric Bass to Lead Society of General Internal Medicine
04/25/12 One in Three Households Misreports Smoke Alarm Coverage
04/20/12 International Conference to Explore Health of Descendants of Transatlantic Slave Trade
04/20/12 Three Bloomberg Graduates Named to Society of Scholars
04/17/12 Special Journal Issue Highlights New IIRU Research on Global Road Safety
04/17/12 Sunlight Plus Lime Juice Makes Drinking Water Safer
04/12/12 Joanna Cohen Appointed to Bloomberg Professorship in Disease Prevention
04/11/12 Bloomberg School TV Series Wins Peabody Award
04/10/12 Online Tool Estimates Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads on Radio
04/05/12 Researchers Find Evidence of Banned Antibiotics in Poultry Products
04/02/12 David Roth Heads Hopkins Center on Aging and Health
March
03/30/12 CDC Releases New Report on Autism Prevalence in U.S.
03/29/12 Dengue Virus Turns On Mosquito Genes That Make Them Hungrier
03/22/12 Bloomberg School to Receive Additional Funds to Fight Global Tobacco Use
03/22/12 Xiaobin Wang Installed as the Zanvyl Krieger Professor in Children’s Health
03/20/12 National Children’s Study to Celebrate Children’s Health Day in Rockville
03/15/12 In Developing Countries, Female Sex Workers 14 Times More Likely to Become Infected by HIV
03/13/12 CDC Official Commends Injury Center on its Anniversary
03/12/12 Roger Lipitz Honored for Service to Health Advisory Board
03/09/12 Will Allen: Growing Power and the Future of Food
February
02/27/12 New Online Course Content Explores FDA Regulatory Process
02/24/12 American Academy of Health Behavior Honors Bloomberg School Faculty
02/20/12 Do the Numbers Add Up? Questions about an Afghan Health Study
02/17/12 Public Health Experts to Hold International Conference on Black Health in the Western Hemisphere
02/17/12 Childhood Obesity Center Seeking Research Proposals
02/15/12 Preparedness Study Receives Peer Recognition
02/0912 Four Students Selected for Public Health Policy Awards
02/09/12 Utilizing Risk-Adjustment Strategies to Navigate an Equitable Road Toward Health Care Reform
02/08/12 Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn Lives
02/06/12 “Test and Treat” Model Offers New Strategy for Eliminating Malaria
02/03/12 New Book Examines Trends and Takeaways in Injury Research
02/02/12 Elevated Glucose Associated with Undetected Heart Damage
02/02/12 Dean Klag Volunteers with United Way
January
01/30/12 More Efforts Needed to Address Motor Vehicle Deaths Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
01/26/12 Protein Discovery Could Lead to New HIV Drugs
01/26/12 Physician’s Weight May Influence Obesity Diagnosis and Care
01/24/12 Discover Magazine Ranks Hopkins Malaria Research in Top 100 Stories of 2011
01/24/12 Acid Reflux Drug Does Not Improve Asthma in Children
01/23/12 Going to Physician Visits with Older Loved Ones Could Improve Care
01/23/12 Researchers Bet on Food Prices over the Next Decade
01/23/12 Study Explores Autism Co-Occurring Conditions and Diagnosis Change
01/23/12 Non-Certified Providers Provide Initial Care for Pregnancy-Related Complications in Rural Bangladesh
01/20/12 Many Strategies to Increase Physical Activity for Kids Lack Injury Prevention Measures
01/20/12 Morlock Named Associate Dean for Education
01/20/12 Reality Show Reduces Stigma around Family Planning in India
01/19/12 U.N. Urged to Hold Special Session on Mental Health
01/19/12 Nonprofits Show Job Growth through Decade of Turmoil but Still Lose Market Share
01/19/12 Beyrer Receives Honorary Doctorate from Chiang Mai University
01/18/12 Faculty Develop Measures for Health Care Coordination Using Electronic Health Records
01/16/12 Fewer Children Require Hospitalization Following Drowning-Related Incidents
01/12/12 Heath Elliott to Lead Bloomberg School Development Team
01/11/12 Safe Streets Baltimore Program Reduced Gun Violence in Targeted Neighborhoods
01/09/12 Study Finds Federal Amendments Increased Gun Sales Diverted to Criminals
01/03/12 Autism Speaks Awards Grants to Bloomberg School Faculty