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Minnesota Department of Health publishes a new report on the state’s drinking water

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

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

Dr. Jaime Konerman-Sease has been named the Institute on Theology and Disability’s Emerging Scholar for 2023.
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JP Leider, PhD, and colleagues publish research on approaches to studying career trends among public health alumni

Dr. JP Leider and colleagues tested a variety of survey methods to determine which would yield the highest response rate from public health alumni.
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UMN Women’s Faculty Cabinet tackles gender equity issues

Catherine McCarty, PhD, MPH, MSB, HEC-C, is quoted in The Minnesota Daily: “UMN Women’s Faculty Cabinet tackles gender equity issues.”
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A Medical Ethicist Writes a Novel

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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Sarah Gollust, PhD, and colleagues publish article on “The Perils of Medicalization for Population Health and Health Equity”

The authors argue that the medicalization of public health “pose[s] serious impediments to the research, resource allocation, and public policies needed for meaningful improvements in population health outcomes, including the reduction of…
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The Current and Future State of Patient Safety

David Satin, MD, appears on Stratis Health Podcast regarding “The Current and Future State of Patient Safety.”
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Dr. Rachel Hardeman honored by STAT News

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

Steven Miles, MD, recently published a commentary entitled “University of Minnesota's focus has drifted