Community Health
January 25, 2023 | A Message from Dean Fallin Speaking to Recent Gun Violence
Dean Fallin issues a statement pertaining to recent mass shootings and showing support to our Asian community.
December 20, 2022 | 30 Years Later, Much Work Remains with Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida Globally
November 29, 2022 | A Statement from Dean Fallin in Support for our Iranian Community
Dean Fallin shares her support for protestors in Iran and the ongoing fight for human rights, particularly women’s rights.
October 11, 2022 | Early Findings from HAPIN Trial Released
Early findings from the Household Air Prevention Network Trial— an international multi-center study aimed at assessing the impact of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking stove and fuel intervention on health—were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.
July 5, 2022 | Study Finds Childhood Obesity Occurring at Greater Frequency, with More Severity, and at Younger Ages
Study finds that rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier.
June 7, 2022 | Improved Research and Practice Related to Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment and WASH Urgently Needed
New Rollins-led review article is the most comprehensive synthesis to date of current evidence on water and sanitation and women’s and girls’ empowerment.
May 23, 2022 | Emory Researchers Urge for a World Health Assembly Resolution on Universal Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification to Prevent Disabilities and Deaths in Infants Worldwide
A new health policy article led by researchers from Emory’s Center for Spina Bifida Prevention places an urgent call for the World Health Assembly to take immediate action and to pass a resolution to make universal folic acid fortification of common staples mandatory.
April 20, 2022 | Rollins and Carter Center Event Explores Advancements and Opportunities in Gene Drive Mosquito Technology
Timed with World Malaria Day, Rollins and The Carter Center are co-hosting a symposium that will explore advancements and possibilities afforded by the usage of gene drive mosquitoes in accelerating the elimination of malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases.
March 28, 2022 | Commentary Offers Five Specific Suggestions for State Policymakers to Improve School Mental Health Services
Rollins researchers, Janet R. Cummings and Adam S. Wilk recently authored a commentary in JAMA Pediatrics that offers state legislators strategies for improving child mental health programs and services in school settings.
March 23, 2022 | Emory, CDC Foundation, CDC, Gates Foundation Team Up to Evaluate Tuberculosis Preventative Treatment
The CDC Foundation and CDC are partnering with Sarita Shah, MD, MPH, an Emory University researcher, on a three-year, $4.76 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate TB preventative treatment in six countries.
February 25, 2022 | Emory-Developed App Provides Life-Saving Trauma Advice to People in Pakistan
The newly developed PATH app, specifically designed for people in Pakistan, helps patients locate the nearest emergency facilities and self-educate with emergency trauma.
February 24, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
February 23, 2022 | Student Organization: Association of Black Public Health Students
Through community events, mentorship, and service, ABPHS aims to help Black students build community at Emory and within Atlanta, while raising consciousness of health issues concerning Black communities in the U.S and abroad.
February 9, 2022 | Study Finds Low-Cost Behavioral Interventions Effective at Encouraging Safe Disposal of Child Feces in Rural Indian Communities
A recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health reiterates the urgency for addressing barriers to latrine use behavior and safe child feces disposal in India.
December 10, 2021 | Saving Lives by Training the Public Health Workforce in Diabetes Prevention
Emory's Diabetes Training and Technical Assistance Center has worked for more than 10 years to train and amplify a nationwide workforce to scale the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
December 7, 2021 | Study Confirms COVID-19 Risk is Low for Food Workers in Enclosed Food Manufacturing Facilities When Using Food Industry Infection Control Strategies
The study indicates that when bundled together, food industry COVID-19 strategies provide significant protection (resulting in a less than 1 percent risk of contracting COVID-19 during an 8-hour shift).
November 22, 2021 | Emory Team Demonstrates Routine HIV Testing in Jails Saves Millions, Compared to Targeted Testing Program
Emory University researchers have demonstrated that routine, point-of-care HIV screening in the Fulton County Jail was not just cost effective but cost saving.
November 12, 2021 | Study Investigates PFAS Exposures and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant African American Women
Exposures to PFAS have been associated with numerous adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, such as lower birth weight. This is the first study of its kind to focus explicitly on African American women.
November 11, 2021 | Clean Cooking Reduces Household Air Pollution- A Leading Cause of Pneumonia
Early findings from the HAPIN trial suggest an LPG stove and fuel intervention can overcome barriers to exclusive clean fuel use and reduce exposure levels to household air pollution to within WHO air quality interim targets.
November 10, 2021 | Lancet Commentary Urges Continued Support for Hand Hygiene in Public Spaces to Improve Health for People Experiencing Homelessness
The commentary reiterates the sustained importance of supporting and expanding universal access to hand hygiene stations in public settings, particularly as it relates to the health and safety of people experiencing homelessness.
October 29, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
October 15, 2021 | Newly Funded Project Seeks to Prevent Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children in Vietnam Long Term
Researchers at Emory University have been awarded a $1.35 million, five-year grant to conduct trainings, develop prevention measures, and build workforce capacity to tackle gender-based violence and violence against children in Vietnam.
September 29, 2021 | Rollins Experts Provide COVID Prevention Guidance to Local School
Rollins community members are advising the GLOBE Academy in Atlanta on COVID-19 prevention measures.
September 20, 2021 | Commentary Emphasizes Need for Collective Responsibility in COVID-19 Response
Dabney P. Evans is an author on a recent commentary that examines moral issues affiliated with masking guidance and public health messaging in the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 15, 2021 | HERCULES: Recognizing Eight Years of Impact
The external environment and human health are inextricably linked. This relationship, referred to as the “exposome,” is at the center of all research activities led by HERCULES.
May 20, 2021 | Inaugural Rollins Innovation Summit Launches This August
The summit will train industry leaders to develop skills for public health solutions for business growth and social good.
April 23, 2021 | Achieving Population Immunity and Vaccine Protection Against COVID-19
Ben Lopman has authored a commentary in The Lancet regarding herd immunity.
April 21, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
April 7, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
February 24, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
February 23, 2021 | Rollins Professor’s Community Engagement Expertise Impacts Emory’s Cancer Prevention and Research Initiatives
February 23, 2021 | Emory University Rollins School of Public Health receives $6 million from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative® to End HIV in the South
February 4, 2021 | Emory Study Highlights Nurse Burnout in the United States
February 1, 2021 | Dignity Pack Project Provides Hundreds of Hygiene Kits to Atlanta’s Homeless
December 21, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
November 20, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
November 14, 2020 | Diabetes Prevention Project Receives $100,000 Grant for Soccer-Based Program
November 2, 2020 | Rollins Faculty Guest Edit Special IJTLD Supplement Focused on Bedaquiline Use in Drug-Resistant TB Treatment
Bedaquiline was approved in late 2012 by the FDA and is the first anti-TB drug approved by the FDA in more than 40 years.
October 30, 2020 | Environmental Health Students Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Current students from the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health work to fight the global pandemic.
August 20, 2020 | U.S Jails and Prisons Can Miss 90% or More of COVID-19 Cases if Only Testing Persons with Reported Symptoms
Mass testing events in 16 prison and jail facilities within the United States demonstrated that rates of COVID-19 were much higher than previously reported.
June 6, 2020 | Public Health Reading List on Racial Violence and Racial Health Disparities
View a selection of articles and publications authored by Rollins faculty about racial violence and public health disparities.
May 28, 2020 | Rollins Responds: Lance Waller’s COVID-19 Related Research
Lance Waller, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, discusses his COVID-19 research.
April 29, 2020 | Rollins Researchers Publish Rationale and Methods for HAPIN Trial
All three articles were published today in the journal, Environmental Health Perspectives.
April 28, 2020 | Study Examines Spread of Epidemics Before and After Vaccine
A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution explores the spread of measles pre- and post-vaccine.
March 13, 2020 | Pediatric clinical report identifies recommendations to increase physical activity among American youth
January 17, 2020 | Book Release: "From Enforcers to Guardians"
Hannah L. F. Cooper's book about police brutality was co-authored with Mindy Fullilove and launched January 14, 2020.
January 8, 2020 | A $1 increase in minimum wage linked to 3.5-6 percent fall in suicide rate
Researchers estimated a 3.5-6 percent reduction in suicides for every dollar increase in the minimum wage among 18-64-year-olds with a high school education or less.
January 3, 2020 | Administering rotavirus vaccine separately from oral polio vaccine could improve performance in low-income countries
Administering rotavirus vaccine without oral poliovirus vaccine may improve vaccine's performance, according to study.
December 3, 2019 | Researchers Recommend Enriching Iodized Salt with Folic Acid in Ethiopia to Fight Spina Bifida and Anencephaly Epidemic
Rollins researchers are advising Ethiopia on preventing epidemic levels of spina bifida and anencephaly
November 21, 2019 | Study Uses Metagenomics to Diagnose Diarrheal Infections
Diarrheal infections can be efficiently diagnosed for their etiological agent using metagenomic tools, opening new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment.
October 24, 2019 | With expedited partner therapy, researchers forecast lower rates of sexually transmitted infections
Existing intervention that targets therapy to partners of MSM could decrease new gonorrhea and chlamydia infections.
October 9, 2019 | Study finds states with higher minimum wages have lower STI rates among women
Rollins study finds states with higher minimum wages experienced lower rates of STI among women in metro areas.
October 7, 2019 | Study examines African American youths' perceptions of community violence and their recommendations for mitigating negative impacts
Study looks at lived perspectives of African American youth and their recommendations for mitigating impacts of violence
August 19, 2019 | Rollins Researcher Focus of Pediatric Research's Early Investigator Spotlight
Melissa Smarr is the Early Investigator Spotlight for the month of August
August 17, 2019 | Rollins to Co-Host 1st Southern Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness
The symposium is scheduled September 16-17, 2019, at Emory Conference Center.
August 6, 2019 | Study examines link between PBB exposure and menstrual cycle function
Utilizing the Michigan PBB Registry, researchers analyzed PBB exposure and its possible impact on long-term menstrual function.
June 7, 2019 | Corn masa flour manufacturers come up short in delivering critical folic acid
The Food Fortification Initiative found that corn masa product manufacturers are not fortifying the flour with folic acid despite US FDA recommendations.
May 22, 2019 | Why are those born in the rural South less healthy and prone to die sooner?
Researchers are studying why people born in rural Southern communities live shorter and less healthy lives
May 6, 2019 | Pitch Perfect: Angela Udongwo's winning business model tackles tropical diseases
Angela Udongwo has won three student pitch competitions with her start-up InnoHealth Diagnostics Co.
April 22, 2019 | LGBTQ Health Conference is May 30-June 1
Emory University will host the 6th National LGBTQ Health Conference from May 30-June 1, 2019
April 17, 2019 | Sign up for the 2019 Social Determinants of Health Summer Institute
Registration has opened for the 2019 SDOH Summer Institute!
March 19, 2019 | Humphrey Fellowship Program Celebrates 25 Years at Rollins
February 19, 2019 | Rollins faculty author several articles in AJPH special section on religion and public health
Four Rollins faculty wrote articles in the special section of the March issue of the American Journal of Public Health
February 7, 2019 | Researchers launch partnership with CARE's Tipping Point Project for Child, Early and Forced Marriage Study
Global Research for Women (GROW) is partnering with CARE to prevent child marriage in Bangladesh and Nepal
December 10, 2018 | Dean Curran receives lifetime achievement award
The Fulton County Board of Health recognized James W. Curran with a lifetime achievement award for his work in HIV/AIDS.
December 3, 2018 | The Michael M.E. Johns, MD Lecture on Health Policy is December 3
The 2018 annual lecture features Dr. Arnold Epstein, the John H. Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
November 9, 2018 | Study finds large disparity of HIV and syphilis rates among black and Hispanic MSM
Researchers have calculated state-level disparity measures for HIV and syphilis for men who have sex with men (MSM) using both state-level disease reports and population-based estimates.
October 16, 2018 | FDA regulation has failed to close birth defects prevention gap
JAMA research letter finds FDA regulation permitting folic acid fortification of corn masa flour has fallen short of expectations.
July 22, 2018 | Emory hosts global conference on justice research
"Interrogating Injustice" event highlights issues related to race, health care and where the two overlap.
July 13, 2018 | Opioid epidemic fuels rise in infectious diseases
Carlos del Rio chaired the NASEM workshop committee that released the report.
July 9, 2018 | Study of transwomen links hormone therapy to vascular side effects
May 23, 2018 | Georgia Climate Research Roadmap identifies state's top 40 climate research questions
This list of questions can help policymakers and practitioners better understand and address climate change in Georgia.
May 22, 2018 | Emory joins NIH in launching All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicine
Emory is part of the All of Us Research Program's SouthEast Enrollment Center network
May 11, 2018 | Public health researchers study gut microbiome implications on child health
Researchers received a grant to determine if gut microbiome characteristics are associated with differential responses to enteropathogen infections for acute and chronic child health outcomes.
May 8, 2018 | Public health graduate advocates for sex education as basic human right
MPH student Sarah Ashley Jolly is working on an initiative to improve sexual education and outcomes for children in the foster care system.
April 16, 2018 | Study finds increased survival and cure rates for patients with HIV and MDR-TB when infections treated concurrently
Patients co-infected with HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can achieve similar survival and tuberculosis cure rates to those infected with MDR-TB but not HIV when treated concurrently for both infections
March 30, 2018 | Fortifying flour with folic acid could immediately prevent 57,000 annual birth defects, study suggests
Study shows adding folic acid to wheat flour could prevent 57,000 birth defects each year
February 28, 2018 | Prediabetes heightens risk for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease
Researchers find patients with prediabetes at substantial risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease
February 19, 2018 | Study links high community sanitation coverage to lower risk of trachoma
Study finds community access to sanitation facilities exceeding 80 percent reduces rates of trachoma
February 7, 2018 | Dabney P. Evans recipient of the 2018 ASPPH Early Career Public Health Teaching Award
January 8, 2018 | Study shows link between regular attendance at religious services and health and longevity
Paper links regular attendance at religious services with improved health and lowered mortality
January 5, 2018 | PrEP and targeted intervention strategies effective in high risk adolescent sexual minority males
PrEP with targeted implementation strategies have the potential to significantly reduce HIV incidence among high risk, adolescent sexual minority males.
December 21, 2017 | Emory researchers and colleagues receive $1.2 million grant for hepatitis C elimination research
Researchers receive $1.2 million grant to study the elimination of hepatitis C virus
December 20, 2017 | Researchers find increase in global mortality rates associated with seasonal flu
Study shows worldwide increase in annual deaths caused by seasonal influenza-related respiratory illnesses
December 18, 2017 | Rollins professor leads AHA scientific statement linking childhood adversity and heart disease
Shakira F. Suglia, ScD, is lead author on a new scientific statement written on behalf of the American Heart Association.
December 12, 2017 | Study finds link between marriage age and long-term economic empowerment for women in Egypt
Study in Egypt finds positive correlation between delaying marriage until adulthood and women's long-term economic empowerment
December 4, 2017 | From tiny seeds communities flourish
The HERCULES Exposome Research Center is giving 13 $2,500 grants to community outreach efforts around Atlanta.
November 3, 2017 | Award-winning doctoral candidate selected as the 2017 Lesbian Health Fund grant recipient
Casey D. Hall receives 2017 Lesbian Health Fund grant
November 1, 2017 | First ever state-level primary and secondary syphilis report shows highest cases among MSM
CDC and Rollins researchers released the first ever report of state-level rates of primary and secondary syphilis by race/ethnicity among men who have sex with men.
October 30, 2017 | Building a framework for ethics in global health research
James Lavery was recently named the first Conrad N. Hilton Professor in Global Health Ethics at Emory.
October 27, 2017 | Rollins researchers say, "ask women" when it comes to maternal vaccines
Rollins writer publishes paper proposing an interests-based approach to ethical decision-making about maternal vaccines.
September 26, 2017 | Opioid epidemic possibly linked to hepatitis changes in prisons
Paper examines HIV and HCV screening in U.S. correctional facilities and the prevalence of HCV in prisons.
September 14, 2017 | RISE research center receives $6.8M to pursue reproductive health research in Southeast
RISE has received $6.8 million in funding for the next three years from a large, private, anonymous foundation.
September 14, 2017 | Care2Hope project receives $1.16M grant from NIDA
Research project received $1.16 million in funding over the next two years through a cooperative agreement with NIDA.
August 7, 2017 | Study: Childhood obesity between ages 5 and 14 could be adult obesity indicator
Study shows obesity in early childhood is frequently not a passing phase and poses long term risks.
June 22, 2017 | What it will take to defeat diabetes?
This feature from Rollins magazine highlights some of the diabetes research Rollins researchers are conducting globally.
May 5, 2017 | Public health student helps communities in need
Rollins alum Iju Shakya has been actively involved with emergency response efforts globally.
March 2, 2017 | Rollins School of Public Health and HealthMPowers receive $2.5 million from RWJF for youth physical activity study
Study looks at link between physical activity and academic achievement among elementary students in Georgia.
January 27, 2017 | Study shows clinical and community-based linkages in Mexican primary care settings can increase physical activity levels
Adding physical activity counseling and referrals to community-based programming could improve health in Mexico.
December 20, 2016 | Rollins researchers convene for regional conference on opioid epidemic
Rollins hosts opioid conference- Opioid Epidemic: Crafting an Effective Public Health Response
November 30, 2016 | Emory experts take on the HIV paradox
HIV rates of infected men who have sex with men in some Southern cities twice as high as the national average.
November 23, 2016 | Emory/ACTG celebrate decades of game-changing HIV/AIDS clinical trials
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Network celebrates its 30th anniversary.
November 17, 2016 | Parents' perceptions of neighborhood safety have impact on kids' physical activity
Kids from neighborhoods perceived as safe by parents are more active, according to study.
November 15, 2016 | Emory scientists rush to solve the mysteries of Zika
Learn about the ways in which Rollins researchers responded to the Zika epidemic.
October 27, 2016 | Emory, local health clinic and corporate partner collaborate to combat diet-related disease
Rollins is part of a team that won a $25,000 grant from GE.
October 18, 2016 | NIH awards $30M to Emory, Johns Hopkins, Colorado State for household air pollution study
Rollins awarded $30 million to study impact of cleaner burning cooking stoves on household air pollution.
October 6, 2016 | The Task Force for Global Health receives world's largest humanitarian prize
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded The Task Force for Global Health with the Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
October 3, 2016 | School of Public Health to receive over $850K for Zika capacity building in Latin America
Rollins has received $850K from the CDC in support of cross-collaborative Zika response and training efforts.
September 27, 2016 | First national location-based search engine for HIV PrEP launches, removing access barriers
PrEP-Locator tool lets patients find places that prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis.
July 14, 2016 | In next decade, HIV PrEP could reduce new cases by one third among MSM, study says
PrEP could reduce new cases of HIV infection by one-third among men who have sex with men over the next decade.
July 12, 2016 | Quality improvement strategies improve achievement of diabetes care goals, study finds
Low-cost care intervention model can help patients with diabetes double their likelihood of controlling the disease.
July 12, 2016 | For HIV patients with substance use, patient navigation, incentives don't improve outcomes
Study finds patient navigation did not improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with HIV and substance use.
June 28, 2016 | Task Force on HIV/AIDS announces new recommendations to end AIDS in Fulton County
New recommendations for Task Force on HIV/AIDS reflect broad-based community input.
June 22, 2016 | Faculty Spotlight: Dabney P. Evans
Profile about faculty member Dabney P. Evans.
June 17, 2016 | Rollins researcher appointed to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
Patrick Sullivan has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
June 6, 2016 | Decline of public substance use disorder treatment facilities has greater impact on counties with more black residents
Study finds overall decline of drug treatment facilities has affected more counties with black residents than other races.
May 18, 2016 | At the front lines of the Syrian refugee crisis
Ramadan Assi leads a key refugee program in Turkey.
May 18, 2016 | Vanquishing the dragon: Guinea worm eradication
After afflicting the world's poorest for centuries, Guinea worm disease soon may be wiped out
May 16, 2016 | Getting to Zero
Getting to Zero: Experts weigh in on what it will take to end the AIDS epidemic
May 6, 2016 | Early architect of public health at Emory wins Scholar/Teacher Award
Nancy Thompson wins the Scholar/Teacher Award.
May 3, 2016 | Already a physician, Malawi native studies public health for social justice
Profile on student Davie Zolowere.
May 3, 2016 | Future pediatrician committed to reducing health care inequities
Profile story on MPH/MD student Aya Fanny.
March 30, 2016 | Emory launches largest-ever clinical research study in Atlanta
Recently launched Emory Healthy Aging Study is the largest-ever clinical research study in Atlanta
March 22, 2016 | To empower women, give them better access to water
The global task of providing water for households falls disproportionately to women and girls.
March 22, 2016 | Rollins professor collaborates on special journal issue on to address health effects of excessive police violence
Hannah Cooper is editing a special issue of the Journal of Urban Health
February 22, 2016 | School of Public Health launches research center in new Exercise is Medicine partnership
Some of the country's largest fitness orgs announced partnership integrating fitness with health care
January 13, 2016 | Studies show tobacco control lags in Southeast, with perception gaps between lawmakers and the public
Research shows lagging progress on tobacco control in Southeast
January 8, 2016 | Study proves that context influences injection drug use among black individuals
According to study, contextual factors affect drug use among black adolescents and adults
January 7, 2016 | Research shows using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is as effective as soap and water in reducing bacteria on farmworkers' hands
Alcohol-based hand soap as effective as soap and water, according to new study
January 1, 2016 | In the Field With: David Berendes
David traveled to India in February 2015 for three weeks to collect data on household and neighborhood management of waste.
