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New Research Led by JP Leider, PhD: The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions
The Annual Review of Public Health has published a study outlining challenges facing the public health workforce and strategies to “
“MDH Extends Community Outreach to Help Those Most Impacted by COVID-19”
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) plans to work with community partners to improve the health status of populations who have been most severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham Testifies at Hearing on PRO Act
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, the Commissioner of Health for Minnesota, recently testified at a state legislative hearing about the Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act. Dr.
New Case Commentary: Responding to Parental Objections Over Testing for Death by Neurologic Criteria
Clinical Ethicist Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C, outlines an ethical approach to a challenging pediatric ethics case presented in the American Journal of Bioethics. Dr.
Walz fills out top agency posts ahead of second term
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, will be Minnesota’s Commissioner of Health. "Cunningham has overseen health equity work at the health department and is a trained doctor of internal medicine."
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Gov. Tim Walz names new education, health and public safety commissioners
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, will be Minnesota’s new Commissioner of Health. Dr. Cunningham "will prioritize equity in the Health Department's science, operations and partnerships…"
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COVID-19 Vaccination and Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Mortality at Midlife in Minnesota
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine recently published an article by a research team that includes Elizabeth Wrigley Field, PhD, and JP Leider, PhD.
Research: Black, Hispanic and Asian Minnesotans under 65 more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — and more likely to die of it
“[W]hile COVID-19 vaccines were effective…, they couldn’t fix the underlying health disparities that made communities of color more vulnerable to COVID-19…” The research team included Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, and JP Leider, PhD.
Medical racism didn’t begin or end with the syphilis study at Tuskegee
“White people have long justified abuse and mistreatment of Black people… There have been ‘four hundred years of active decisions to dehumanize Black people and Black bodies,’ says Rachel Hardeman, [PhD, MPH]...”
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With great sadness, the Center for Bioethics notes the death of Andrew Jameton, PhD.
Dr. Jameton joined our affiliate faculty in December of 2016, after retiring from the University of Nebraska. He was an exceptional colleague: warmly supportive, keenly intelligent, and a spirited advocate for his deeply held commitments.…