DPHS November 2021 Newsletter

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Department of Public Health Sciences

November 29, 2021

NEW GRANTS AND AWARDS

Division of Prevention Science and Community Health

Public Health’s Dr. Audrey Harkness Receives Grant to Expand HIV Community Outreach Program The National Institute of Health has awarded Dr. Audrey Harkness, research assistant professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s

Department of Public Health Sciences, a new grant that will add a new component of research to her ongoing study to develop and pilot test and evaluate new strategies to increase the reach of HIV-prevention and behavioral health services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

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Division of Environment and Public Health

New Funding Will Support Research on the Relationship between Neighborhood Greenness and Brain and Vascular Health The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health have awarded Scott Brown, Ph.D., research associate professor, and José Szapocznik, Ph.D., professor and chair emeritus, of the Department of Public Health Sciences and Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Research in the Department of Neurology a four-year, $3 million study to investigate the relationship between block-level greenness, cognitive decline and vascular outcomes.

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Division of Prevention Science and Community Health

New Grant Will Support Patient Empowerment and Early Integration of Palliative Care for Hispanic/Latino Patients with Metastatic Cancer The National Institutes of Health has awarded Patricia Moreno, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Lead of Evidence-Based Survivorship Supportive Care at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, a new K01 grant to improve early integration of palliative care among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino patients with metastatic cancer.

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POLICY AND ADVOCACY Letter regarding the "Share American Vaccines Everywhere" (SHARE) Campaign to Vice President Kamala Harris

DPHS INSIGHT ON THE COP26 SUMMIT

University of Miami faculty and staff members provide their insight on the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties — also known as the COP26 Summit — which took place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31st to November 13th, 2021. Professors Naresh Kumar and Joanna Lombard in the Department of Public Health Sciences share their perspectives on climate change and the resolutions of the COP26 Summit.

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HOOKAH RESEARCH STUDY

The Department of Public Health Sciences is working on a study to develop pictorial health warning labels to communicate the health risks of waterpipe smoking to users, particularly youth. Participants will be asked to complete a brief, confidential survey and attend one focus group session via Zoom. Eligible participants who complete the study will receive compensation for their time and effort. For more information regarding the study, please reach out via email atsmokingresearchstudies@gmail.com or by phone at (305) 243-0362.

IN THE NEWS

Tbilisi Medical Academy: Need For a New Global Health Inspectorate featuring the Panel for a Global Public Health Convention Dr. Patricia Moreno Speaks to Univision About the Importance of Partner Support Among Women Living with Breast Cancer The Dialogue’s Latin American Advisor and Dr. Felicia Knaul: What Will Reverse the Rise in Gender-Based Violence?

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2021 SYLVESTER ANNUAL RETREAT

Public health graduate students participate in the 2021 Sylvester Annual Retreat alongside Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Photo by: Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez/University of Miami

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The Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine wishes you and your family a happy, safe and healthy holiday season.

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For media inquiries regarding the Department of Public Health Sciences, please contact Orlando Garcia at ogarcia0427@miami.edu and Veronica Bustabad at vbb10@miami.edu.

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