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What is public health?
public health n. The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventative health practices, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards. (The American Heritage Dictionary)
Students of Public Health work to improve the health and well-being of people locally, nationally, and globally through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention.
For more information about the field of Public Health, visit http://www.whatispublichealth.org/
Katherine McDonald to Receive Early Career Award
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has selected Katherine McDonald, assistant professor of public health in the Falk College and faculty fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI), as the recipient of the 2012 Early Career Award. The Award recognizes McDonald for her achievements and many contributions to the field of developmental disabilities.
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Katherine McDonald Publishes an Article in the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
Katherine McDonald recently published an article titled "What Is Right? Ethics in Intellectual Disabilities Research" in the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. The article shows the important benefits of including adults with intellectual disabilities in research.
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Bergen-Cico explores post-military conflict substance abuse in new book
 Dessa Bergen-Cico, assistant professor, will publish The War on Drugs: The Role of Military Conflict in the Development of Substance Abuse, which explores the relationship between military incursions and substance use and abuse throughout history, later this Fall. In addition to offering detailed geopolitical perspectives, this book explores the intergenerational trauma that follows military conflict and the rising tide of substance abuse among veterans, especially from the Vietnam and Iraq-Afghan eras. Bergen-Cico raises important questions about the past and challenges us to consider new approaches in the future—especially to that longest of U.S. Wars: the erstwhile “War on Drugs.” With a research appointment at the Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bergen-Cico teaches international courses on drug policies and addiction studies. Read more, and order The War on Drugs.
Recently highlighted by the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders as a member of its Certification Board, Bergen Cico will lead the 2011 Transatlantic Training Initiative: Effective Governance of Coherent Drug Policies in Budapest, Hungary this September. This program partners the Falk College and SU Europe with the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group to create a new transatlantic executive education program focused on implementing effective drug policy and governance.
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McDonald Co-Authors Article in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
An article co-authored by Katherine McDonald, Ph.D., assistant professor, public health, and faculty fellow, Burton Blatt Institute, was recently published in the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Entitled, “You need to let your voice be heard; research participants’ views on research,” explores the reality that persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities have had limited opportunities to voice their opinions on participating in research. Understanding and responding to these views can contribute very significantly to important policies and practices.
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 Gump research links PFC exposure, children’s impulsivity
Associate professor of public health Brooks Gump recently published research that includes some of the first explorations of the relationship between PFC compounds and behavior problems in children.
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College Events
Ethical Issues in Developmental Disability Research: Issues & Responses
The Center for Bioethics & Humanities invites you to its upcoming Center Seminar with Katherine McDonald, P.h.D.
Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: 4507 Setnor hall
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Important Information for Class of 2012 Convocation & Commencement
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! The Falk College is looking forward to celebrating our students and their accomplishments. On Saturday, May 12, 2012, the Falk College will hold its Convocation for graduating students, their families and friends in Manley Field House at 4 p.m.
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