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Student Spotlight: Emma Mathias
Graduate research assistant connects with the community through mobile health

Equity in Action
Partnership for Healthy Communities (PHC) at the Moving Delaware Forward: From Equity Awareness to Action Equity Action Summit

Posters at the Provost’s Symposium
Epidemiology students and faculty showcase community-driven public health research at the 5th Annual Provost’s Symposium on Engaged Scholarship

Threats to Public Health Workers
Newly published research resulting from a longitudinal study by primary investigator Jen Horney, founder of UD’s Epidemiology program, shows threats to public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic nearly doubled after the vaccine was released

Supporting Delaware’s School Nurses
An Innovative partnership between UD’s College of Health Sciences and Delaware school nurses aims to address pediatric health inequities.

July College of Health Sciences For the Record
College of Health Sciences community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for July.
Cuffee Accepted into Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute
The University of Delaware’s College of Health Sciences hosted its 2022 Evelyn R. Hayes Innovations in Healthcare Symposium. Yendelela Cuffee, Assistant Professor of the Epidemiology Program, presented her keynote titled “Storytelling as an Approach for Promoting Lifestyle and Behavioral Change” followed by a presentation from Healthcare Theatre and a live Q&A.

Engaging Students in Community Impact
Recent graduate students like Sarah Albrecht and Caitlin Tharp partner with local non-profits to develop valuable skills designing and implementing evaluation strategies in different behavioral health and promotion settings as part of the Advanced Health Promotion Program Evaluation course.

The Power of Storytelling at Hayes Symposium
The University of Delaware’s College of Health Sciences hosted its 2022 Evelyn R. Hayes Innovations in Healthcare Symposium. Yendelela Cuffee, Assistant Professor of the Epidemiology Program, presented her keynote titled “Storytelling as an Approach for Promoting Lifestyle and Behavioral Change” followed by a presentation from Healthcare Theatre and a live Q&A.

Enhancing Wellness in Delaware Communities
The Partnership for Healthy Communities received a contract award from the State of Delaware, Department of Health and Social Services, and the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to support overall project management of the Community Well-Being Initiative Demonstration Pilot.
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