New York State
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic held great uncertainty Many people faced job losses or reduced incomes, while media images of empty supermarket shelves and stories about dumped milk showcased the effects of disrupted supply chains and stirred up food scarcity...
As a small, rural health department, Madison County Department of Health (MCDOH) relies on interns for extra support Internships are “a win-win,” says MCDOH quality improvement coordinator Erica Bird “We have a staff of about 30, so we really appreciate the extra...
In December 2021, a team of Cornell University MPH Program faculty were awarded a 2021-22 Engaged Research Grant from the David M Einhorn Center for Community Engagement The group, led by Lara Parrilla, lecturer and community and academic partnership manager, was one...
For children in high-poverty communities, school meals are often a critical source of nutrition, and can also help offset grocery budgets for low-income households Responding to a need to address record low school meal program participation in Tompkins County, a team...
One of the main reasons for creating Cornell’s MPH Program was to help spur national conversations on the links between climate change and health “The field as a whole just wasn’t doing this yet,” says Dr Alexander Travis, the MPH Program’s director To make...
The Pandemic Response Officer (PRO) Program was first launched in 2020 by Cornell’s COVID-19 Response Team Co-led by the MPH Program’s associate director, Dr Gen Meredith, the campus-wide initiative set out to limit transmission and ensure that any Cornellian with...
Since our Program’s first year, MPH students, faculty, and staff have helped build coalitions with local agencies aiming to improve access to healthy food and education for youth and families in communities surrounding Cornell Students have conducted needs...
While training in social sciences in college, Dr Karla Hanson knew she was interested in engaged learning—“except we didn’t even have the language for it at that time,” she remembers After a job writing grant proposals for a community health center, she went...
As unprecedented unemployment rates and disruptions in food supply chains have continued to unfold around the world, the pandemic has led to a substantial rise in food insecurity, which includes actual and perceived lack of access to nutritious food...
Since its inception, the MPH Program has been dedicated to working hand-in-hand with public health organizations to support their needs Even before the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health departments across the state, national assessments showed that many public...
