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New MPHA Officers

March 8, 2018 by aking50

New MPHA Officers

The MPHA has recently elected new officers. From left to right in the below picture, the new officers are: Kathy O’Neill, Secretary Johnny Aldan, President Luis Vela, Vice President and Treasurer Adrian Mobley, Public Relations Officer and Event Coordinator

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MPH Students Take First Place!

February 6, 2018 by aking50

MPH Students Take First Place!

On November 7, 2017, Ryan Douse, Jessica R. Ochoa, Brendon Winston, and Dilli Gautam, Masters of Public Health Students, entered the EWU Eagle’s Nest Pitch Contest and took first place! The contest allowed them to pitch our innovative public health technology tool aimed at addressing the opioid crisis impacting our communities locally and nationally. As

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EWU Awarded 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Grant

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Eastern Washington University, working in partnership with Juan N. Corpas University (Bogotá, Colombia), has been chosen as a 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grant winner. The alliance, which involves EWU’s Office of Global Initiatives and the College of Health Science and Public Health, will give students from the two universities the opportunity to

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Making Mental Health Essential: A Community Health Forum

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Forum attendees arrive

Eastern Washington University in partnership with Providence Health Care, the Empire Health Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente hosted the “Making Mental Health Essential Health: A Community Health Forum on January 31st. Over 1300 community members attended the event and had access to community vendors providing resources for mental and behavioral health. The Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy,

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Marshallese Academic Celebration and Health Fair

May 1, 2017 by aking50

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On April 22, Shaw Middle School held an event for the Marshallese community residing in Spokane. This event celebrated the academic success of Marshallese students in grades 7-12 from across Spokane County. The event also served as a health clinic for students’ family members, in which free vaccinations and health screenings were offered. Three-hundred seventy

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Congratulations to the New MPHA Officers

April 3, 2017 by aking50

Group shot of students

The MPHA has recently elected new officers. From left to right in the below picture, the new officers are: Dilli Gautam, Public Relations Officer Jessica R. Ochoa, President April Gunderson, Event Coordinator Britney Vanwinkle, Treasurer Morgan Odell, Vice President Zoe Dugdale, Secretary

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Research Spotlight: Olu’s Marshallese Project

March 17, 2017 by aking50

Olu Ekúndayò

Research Spotlight: Olu’s Marshallese Project Professor Olugbemiga Ekundayo has been conducting a live challenge project as part of his class on social epidemiology. The project sparked when he learned from one of his students that there was an educational deficit amongst the Marshallese students of Spokane’s Shaw Middle School. Shaw Middle School employs more teachers

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MPH Student Attends Health Equity Forum

March 14, 2017 by aking50

MPH Student Attends Health Equity Forum

MPH student Ali Norris recently attended a Healthy Equity Forum. The event centered on the continued need for support and funding of healthcare programs in Eastern Washington. Ali spoke about the importance of public health and the need for health professionals to organize in order to create a healthier community. Spokane has positive potential for

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MPH Students Attend APHA Conference

March 7, 2017 by aking50

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Three second-year students of Eastern Washington University’s Masters of Public Health Department recently attended the American Public Health Association’s conference. The conference, which garnered more than 10,000 attendees, took place in Denver, Colorado, from October 29 to November 2. All three students are elected officers of the Masters of Public Health Association: Lauren Luther, president;

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Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center (EWAHEC)

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Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center (EWAHEC) The newest program to join the Public Health and Health Administration Department is the Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center (EWAHEC). The EWAHEC opened at EWU in September 2015.  Their work is focused on improving the healthcare workforce, particularly in rural areas of eastern Washington.  The EWAHEC focuses

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