“To have healthy people, we must have a healthy planet.” These words from Dr. Alexaner Travis, director of Cornell’s Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program, opened the symposium “Climate change and health: A call to action” Nov. 15. Spurred by estimates suggesting we have only 10 years left to prevent irreversible damage to the planet,…
Cornell Master of Public Health students are in the field for their applied practice experiences, working with organizations that impact public health across New York State, the U.S., and the world. There are 6 MPH students working internationally, 4 outside of New York State in the U.S., and 13 working…
Master of Public Health Program celebrates its inaugural cohort’s graduation Friday, May 31, 2019 – 3:53pm Cornell saw a new addition to its commencement weekend activities with the graduation of the inaugural cohort of the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program. Eleven students from five countries received their hoods…
Rachel Philipson/Cornell University Master of Public Health Program graduates inaugural cohort By Melanie Greaver Cordova June 3, 2019 Eleven students from five countries made history May 25 as they became the first graduates of Cornell’s Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program. The students received their hoods in…
Mr. Hirokazu Togo, a public servant specializing in food safety at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, took a leave of absence to study at Cornell University in New York State. After receiving advice from a work supervisor, Mr. Togo became interested in pursuing a masters’ degree in public health during…
Hirokazu Togo is a master of public health student from Tokyo, Japan. After attending the Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Japan, he chose to pursue an MPH at Cornell with a concentration in food systems for health.What is your area of research and why is it…
MPH Student Lakshman Balaji recently produced this post about Measels in New York. Measles in New York: One of the worst measles outbreaks of recent times is happening right now in New York. I wanted to figure out where the vaccination exemptions are happening, and used public data to create this…
MPH Student Lakshman Balaji recently produced this post about life expectancies across the world. Life expectancies across the world: Life expectancies have been increasing globally for the past few decades. Wouldn’t it be cool to visualize this change happening right before our eyes using data science and solid data? In…
Cornell MPH student Qijin Wang attended the 10th Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference from March 8th – 10th at Chicago, IL. Qijin presented her work “Nutrition, Food Safety and Dietary Analyses of Prahoc Consumption in Rural Villages of Siem Reap Province, Cambodia” during the conference’s poster…
Did you know spending time in nature is good for your health? There is growing recognition that we all need to spend a little more time outside, and for good reason. Time in nature has been found to boost immunity and improve mood, reduce stress, and increase resilience. For kids,…