Safe Water and Sanitation
October 8, 2024 | Water and Sanitation Safety and Risks After a Hurricane
Rollins School of Public Health experts explain the water and sanitation challenges that can follow a hurricane and what people can do to stay safe.
August 30, 2024 | Polio in Gaza: Questions and Answers with an Infectious Disease Expert
Kristin Nelson, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at Rollins, breaks down how polio is spreading in Gaza, the public health measures that can contain it, and the challenges ahead for the vaccination campaign.
August 30, 2024 | Health Wanted: Ode to Sewers
This week on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Marlene Wolfe, PhD, discuss the evolution of sewers and the role of wastewater surveillance in public health.
August 2, 2024 | Health Wanted: Emory University, WABE Launch Fun Public Health Radio Show
Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health is partnering with WABE to present Health Wanted—a fun, fresh, and myth-busting alternative to the critical health discussions impacting communities across the state, nation, and globe
July 31, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Cancer Genomic Services in Latino Communities, PFAS in Pesticides, and the Sustainability of Water Filtration Interventions
This month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Find summaries of a few highlights here.
July 25, 2024 | Cleaning Up the Seine: An Olympic Feat
Rollins expert explains the health risks present in urban waterways like the Seine, what it takes to clean them up, and how similar efforts have been made in Atlanta.
June 28, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: Contraceptive Affordability, Neighborhood Deprivation and Breast Cancer Mortality, and the Effects of IPV on PrEP Adherence
This month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Here are summaries of a few recent highlights.
May 2, 2024 | Rollins Research Review: WASH-Related Recommendations, Equity in PrEP Uptake, and the Effects of COVID-19 on Health Care Workers’ and Black Men’s Wellbeing
Last month, Rollins researchers authored papers on a wealth of public health topics. Find summaries of a few highlights here.
March 13, 2024 | The Public Health Crisis in Gaza: The Spread of Disease and Potential for Famine
Dabney P. Evans, PhD, director of Emory's Center for Humanitarian Emergencies, and Aryeh Stein, PhD, professor of global health, share their insights on what the latest developments in Gaza mean for public health.
March 8, 2024 | Simultaneous Cholera Outbreaks Emphasize Critical Need for Investment in WASH Infrastructure, Point to Impact of Climate Change
There is an unprecedented cholera outbreak in multiple countries. In this interview, CDC's David Berendes, discusses the global situation.
January 22, 2024 | Forecasting the Future
Rollins leadership share insights on what public health issues may take center stage this year.
November 22, 2023 | Changing Climate Presents Major Threats for Southeast, Opportunities for Future
Yang Liu discusses major takeaways from Fifth National Climate Assessment and how climate change is impacting public health in the Southeast.
September 21, 2023 | Antibiotic Resistance is an Ecological Challenge Around the World, a New Study Reports
A new study led by researchers at Rollins School of Public Health highlights the consequences of poor environmental controls on antibiotic resistance in countries around the globe.
February 23, 2023 | Recent Rollins Publications
August 15, 2022 | Rollins Mourns the Passing of Dr. Eugene J. Gangarosa
Dr. Gangarosa passed away on August 11 at the age of 96. He was integral to the school's founding and was a true hero of public health.
July 1, 2022 | Analysis Finds that WASH Interventions are Effective at Preventing Diarrheal Disease, Saving Lives
Researchers have estimated the effectiveness of various water, sanitation, and hygiene-related interventions on early childhood diarrhea for children in low- and middle-income countries.
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 26, 2022 | Rising Rates of People Experiencing Homelessness in Rural Areas Call for Increased WASH Access, Particularly Among Women
New research led by Rollins investigators highlights the substantial barriers to accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene services among people experiencing homelessness in rural areas.
February 10, 2022 | Recent Rollins Publications
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.
February 4, 2022 | Drs. Salamova and Crocker Join the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health
The Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health recently welcomed Dr. Amina Salamova and Dr. Johnny Crocker to the department.
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.
September 17, 2021 | Rollins Faculty Appointed to Lancet Commission on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Health
Matthew C. Freeman has been appointed to a newly launched Lancet Commission on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Health.
June 24, 2021 | Emory Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Conduct COVID-19 Surveillance Through Detection of SARS Coronavirus-2 in Wastewater
The study will focus on underserved and vulnerable populations around the Atlanta community where the burden of COVID-19 may be under-recognized.
February 10, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
January 6, 2021 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
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.
October 23, 2020 | Recent Rollins Research Publications
Read highlighted research published by our faculty this week.
February 27, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
February 13, 2020 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
February 7, 2020 | Announcing the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health
The Department of Environmental Health has been renamed the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health.
December 19, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
December 5, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
Read about recent student and faculty publications.
September 5, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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July 3, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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June 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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June 11, 2019 | Water filters, efficient cookstoves improve health in vulnerable Rwandan populations
Distribution of water filters and cookstoves an effective intervention to decrease diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in Rwandan children.
April 18, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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April 11, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 21, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 14, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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March 7, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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February 27, 2019 | Weekly Recap: Recent Publications
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November 16, 2018 | World Toilet Day Events at Rollins
World Toilet Day is November 19, 2018.
July 24, 2018 | Global health seed grants support multidisciplinary faculty research
Two Rollins faculty, Melissa Young and Thomas Clasen, received EGHI seed grants.
June 12, 2018 | Rollins researchers receive $3.7M to study World Bank's urban water supply improvement project in Mozambique
Researchers are studying the impact of a five-year, $140 million water improvement project in Mozambique
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
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.
June 12, 2017 | Emory researchers explore public health response to New York's 2015 Legionnaires' disease outbreak
Case study looks at steps taken as reaction to Legionnaires' disease cases in the South Bronx in 2015.
February 17, 2017 | Karen Levy named 2017-2018 AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow
Karen Levy named as a 2017-2018 Public Engagement Fellow.
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
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.
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.
