Professor Jeff Bender led a study team that found only white-tailed deer tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and there is currently no evidence the virus can be transmitted to people through handling or eating wild deer.
Tom Stanoch
M Health Fairview Names Maria Regan Gonzalez (MPH ’20) Director of Equity Initiatives
Action + Accountability
Culturally-centered care increases feelings of respect, autonomy for birthing people of color
Associate Professor Rachel Hardeman and predoctoral trainee J’Mag Karbeah found that alternative care models centering the birthing person’s culture and community may improve their experiences and health during pregnancy.
Studies prove resident-reported quality of life information should be used in nursing home report cards
Research from Associate Professor Tetyana Shippee and PhD students Weiwen Ng and Xuanzi Qin shows resident survey responses about their own quality of life are reliable — including from those with dementia — and will make report cards more useful for consumers.
Johnson (MHA ’07) Named ’40 Under 40′ by MSP Business Journal
Galfano (MHA ’86 ) Named President of Arizona Healthcare Executives (AHE)
Remembering Ronald Struxness (MHA ’65)
Study shows high acceptance of proactively treating partners of people diagnosed with chlamydia
Graduate student Ashley Oglesby found that women have low knowledge of expedited partner therapy, but after learning more, overwhelmingly support the idea.
