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Tag: Evidence-based policies

A Promise to a Dying Brother

12 Nov 2017

When I was inducted into the Honor Society in winter 2013, I thought that being on top of my batch will be enough to get me through my journey as a Public Health Ph.D. candidate. Recruiting a dissertation chair is the most challenging so far, especially getting a response from them. What if I do… →
“In our fight against cancer—we must be unwilling to postpone—for the loved ones we’ve lost and the ones we can save.”

29 Oct 2016

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Fight The Bite: West Nile Virus

3 Aug 2014

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Dallas’ Renaissance Plan: A Response to the Second Wave of Environmental Justice

28 Jul 2014

Dallas is the seventh largest city in the United States with a population exceeding 1.1 million citizens in the year 2000. Dallas is the fourth largest park system in the United States. The second wave of the environmental justice movement is a concept concerned with urban design, public health, and availability of outdoor physical activities.… →
A Summer Phenomenon

8 Jun 2014

For 26 days in 2011, every place in Texas showed higher concentrations of lung-damaging ozone than allowed by federal air-quality standards, especially in Dallas. The federal standard set in 2008 is 75 parts per billion. The spike in ozone which is particularly a summer phenomenon is exacerbated by trucks carrying drilling materials that emit nitrogen… →
A Challenge to Public Health Surveillance Interoperability and Clinical Research

13 May 2014

The obstacles that impact interoperability of the disease surveillance systems starts with the issue of balance between the public interest in the collection of information and the privacy rights. In theory, properly utilized, surveillance is a fundamental government activity, indispensable in nature (Gostin & Gostin, 2000). The legal complications brought about by the Fourth Amendment… →
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Global Disease Surveillance System

4 May 2014

The first confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States raised concerns about the rapid spread of the disease if there is no disease surveillance system in place. MERS infection was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. MERS morbidity and mortality is alarming in which its clinical features resembles severe… →
“Personal Health Records (PHR) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) in Managing Regional Multi-Site Medical Specialty Practice”

19 Apr 2014

The true, meaningful use of personal health records (PHR), and health information exchange (HIE) between regional sites or multi-site specialty practice could amplify coordination and efficiency for higher quality and patient-centered care. PHR and HIE have been advocated as key new components in the effective delivery of modern health care. What is the impact of… →
Parental Obesity and New Mentality: Raising the Risk of Child Obesity

30 Mar 2014

Our nation’s most urgent health problem is the disparities in health care. There are stark disparities in health by gender and socioeconomic status. According to Davis et al. (2005), “the social and community environments affect health directly as well as indirectly by influencing behavior”(p. 2168). Which group do we put parents who have a distorted… →
Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment

3 Mar 2014

Prostate Cancer Screening for Early Detection and Treatment. →
Be Active…Eat Healthy

28 Jan 2014

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