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Partner and Student Stories
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Five new partnerships will pair Brown faculty with Rhode Island organizations to address critical issues facing the state, including private equity in healthcare, substance use disorders and nursing home stability.
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A local pilot study between School of Public Health researchers and Meridian Senior Living has paved the way for a CDC-funded initiative to keep seniors safer across the country.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Angie Coronado ’14, M.D., MPH
As the Puente a la Salud clinic celebrates a milestone, co-leader Dr. Angie Coronado ’14 discusses her path from Brown to the front lines of community health, where she works to empower Chelsea’s immigrant families with holistic, culturally competent care.
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Student Spotlight: The human side of health care
Brown MPH student Quynh Le brought her passion for global health to a local setting this summer, working to improve patient satisfaction and language accessibility at CODAC Behavioral Healthcare.
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Farm-to-table for the youngest Rhode Islanders
The Little Harvest Produce Box program is delivering fresh, locally grown produce to Rhode Island child-care centers to increase access to nutritious food and encourage healthy eating habits in young children, one box at a time.
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In Central Providence, community change isn’t just a vision—it’s being measured, mapped and mobilized.
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An innovative online summer course empowers budding environmentalists nationwide to tackle local public health challenges, fostering informed and engaged community leaders.
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Brown public health and medical students team up to provide culturally attuned care to Rhode Island’s South Asian, Middle Eastern and African communities.
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The School of Public Health’s MPH Practicum Poster Session showcases the results of students’ hands-on work beyond the classroom.
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With a commitment to community engagement, the public health graduate student and aspiring physician is spending her summer helping underinsured Rhode Islanders access protective health care.
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Student Spotlight: Improving Quality & Connection
Without a professional background in public health, but with passion for improving the health of vulnerable populations and for acquiring the tools needed to meet her goals, Iranian immigrant Navid Nickpour is creating connections at PACE Organization of Rhode Island.
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Student Spotlight: Policy, Politics and Public Health
Trinity Perkins shares her experience working as a health policy and educational legislative intern for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
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From academics to real-world application
Second-year Brown MPH students share outcomes from their MPH Practicum during annual poster session
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Student Spotlight: Linking older adults to health care
MPH student Nargis Faizy spent her summer working to improve care for elderly Rhode Islanders.
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MPH student Lucy Zheng is working to improve healthcare access for immigrants and undocumented women and children through the MPH Practicum program.
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Putting his passion into action, Brown MPH student Eli Wasserman is working to promote comprehensive care through the MPH Practicum program.
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Learn by Doing: Food Justice Pioneer
No obstacle is a match for MPH student Kerri Connolly. As deputy director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, she works tirelessly to improve food access for families. As a Brown MPH student, she works to acquire the skills she’ll need to achieve her food-system busting goals.
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