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Ghana adopts tax on sugar sweetened beverages to promote better health outcomes

June 5, 2023
The Advocating for Ghana’s Health Coalition – led by Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD – campaigned for passage of the legislation. According to Dr. Laar, “the government of Ghana has manifold opportunities and a responsibility to use public health…
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Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C interviewed on Pediatric Ethics Podcast

May 31, 2023
Dr. Wolf spoke about “the concept of a child's relational potential and the role that this concept might play in certain pediatric cases.” The podcast can be accessed at the Children’s Mercy webpage or on subscriber channels.      
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Debra DeBruin, PhD, speaks at the Dean’s Lecture Series webinar “Can We Do Better in the Next Pandemic?”

May 10, 2023
This event in the University of Minnesota Dean’s Lecture Series featured experts who assisted with the state of Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. DeBruin co-led the Minnesota COVID Ethics Collaborative, a statewide…
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Minnesota Department of Health publishes a new report on the state’s drinking water

May 8, 2023
The report evaluates how well water supplies in the state meet safe drinking water standards; it was released in conjunction with Safe Drinking Water Week in Minnesota. “Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham emphasized the…
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The Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance Activity reveals connection between homelessness and emergency department visits for drug use

May 4, 2023
The Minnesota Department of Health released data showing that a disproportionate number of individuals seeking emergency treatment for drug use or overdose were homeless. The data further demonstrate the impact of structural racism on…
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Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, named the Institute on Theology and Disability’s Emerging Scholar for 2023

May 2, 2023
Dr. Jaime Konerman-Sease has been named the Institute on Theology and Disability’s Emerging Scholar for 2023.
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A Medical Ethicist Writes a Novel

April 26, 2023
Steven Miles, MD, reflects on on the process of writing his novel, The Leopard’s Furies Dr. Steven Miles recently published a novel, The Leopard’s Furies, about the effort to hold an Army physician accountable for torturing prisoners in a…
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Dr. Rachel Hardeman honored by STAT News

April 12, 2023
STAT News has honored Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, by including her on the “
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Steven Miles, MD, publishes commentary in the Star Tribune

April 10, 2023
Steven Miles, MD, recently published a commentary entitled “University of Minnesota's focus has drifted
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JP Leider co-authors “A Uniform Chart of Accounts: Strengthening Public Health Practice and Research Through Standardized Financial Data”

April 4, 2023
JP Leider, PhD, and colleagues have published “A Uniform Chart of Accounts: Strengthening Public Health Practice and Research Through Standardized Fin