Antimicrobials –including antibiotics – are used in humans and livestock to prevent or treat infection. However, overuse of antimicrobials can lead disease-causing microbes to mutate and become ‘superbugs’, immune to the drugs that treat them, also known as developing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In some cases, these mutations can lead to…
“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,…
On Tuesday, November 5th the Cornell MPH program hosted a diverse panel of five stakeholders working at various levels of the local food system. Panelists Silas Conroy, Alexas Esposito, Heather Sandford, Yao Foli, and Eric Carey, answered questions from community members and MPH students about their work in food hubs,…
This summer the MPH Program will welcome five new faculty and staff. These hires expand the depth and breadth of our program’s capacity and expertise and we are exited for you to meet them! Lorraine Francis, DrPH, MHA, is a native of Trinidad and Tobago with a passion for public…
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…