CHPSW News
PT professor feautured on WHYY
Emily Keshner, PT, EdD was featured on WHYY 90.9 during morning drive time on Thursday, May 17. Her video accompanied a separate story on NewsWorks Tonight later that evening. The video is available online at newsworks.org/healthscience.
$1.26 million award for cerebral palsy research
Faculty from CHPSW's Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Public Health, and Biostatistical Research Support Center received a $1.26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development) for a study titled “Balance and Posture in Adults with Cerebral Palsy”.
While cerebral palsy (CP) is generally thought of as a childhood disorder, the majority of the 1 million individuals with CP in the US reach a full life expectancy. Richard Lauer, PhD, assistant professor and principal investigator of the project, Emily Keshner, PT. EdD, professor, Carole Tucker, PT. PhD, associate professor from the Department of Physical Therapy, and Adam Davey, PhD, associate professor from the Department of Public Health, will examine postural control strategies in adults with CP to gain insight for future development of clinical and rehabilitation techniques aimed at improving functional balance and fall reduction.
Public Health researchers awarded $2.3 million R01 grant
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Collins, PhD, associate professor, and Stephen Lepore, PhD, professor, both from CHPSW's Department of Public Health, received a $2.3 million R01 Research Project Grant from the National Cancer Institute for a study titled "Pediatrician Advice, Family Counseling, & SHS Reduction for Underserved Children".
Dr. Collins is the director of Temple's Health Behavior Research Clinic and Dr. Lepore is the director of the PhD program and the Social and Behavioral Health Interventions Laboratory. They will be co-PIs on this project.
Working with Beth Moughan, MD, Section Chief of the Department of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine, they will develop a multilevel intervention strategy to reduce second-hand smoke exposure for medically-underserved children.
(Top left, Bradley Collins, PhD, bottom left, Stephen Lepore, PhD)
CHPSW & Fox School of Business announce Post-Baccalaureate Health Informatics Certificates
The CHPSW Health Information Management (HIM) Department and the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department of the Fox School of Business are pleased to announce the launch of Temple's Post-Baccalaureate Health Informatics Certificates.
These include Health Informatics, Healthcare Data Analytics, Clinical Health Leader, and Health Information Privacy and Security. Each certificate is designed to fulfill a critical role created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Successful completion of a certificate will satisfy four of the ten required courses for the master’s program in Health Informatics.
For more information please visit http://chpsw.temple.edu/him/
Intergenerational Center becomes first recipient of national Eisner Prize
The Eisner Foundation has established the annual Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence that includes a $100,000 cash award to the individual or non-profit organization it decides is doing the best work to help senior citizens and young people help each other.
The first recipient is the College of Health Professions and Social Work’s Intergenerational Center which offers a variety of programs from its base in Philadelphia to communities ranging from rural Minnesota to Southern California. The organization's founder, Nancy Henkin, will receive the award from former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner on Oct. 27 at the Grantmakers in Aging conference in McLean, Va. Read more.
Social work professor awarded nearly $1.5 Million
Cheryl Hyde, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work, was awarded nearly $1.5 million by the Administration for Children and Families/DHHS for her project: Building Capacities/Making Connections: A Multi-Year Study of Human and Social Capital Development through the HIP Career Pathways Initiative. The four-year grant will will fund a study that explores the relationships between social support and workforce success. Read more
Special health teaching institute focuses on patients, practice and professionalism
At the Teaching and Learning Center's Health Sciences Teaching Institute (HSTI), faculty from the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Podiatry and the College of Health Professions and Social Work tackle common issues and improve teaching in an effort to prepare stronger health care professionals. Read more
Looking for a genetic link to concussions
As more findings emerge about the long-term effects of concussions, Temple kinesiology professor Ryan Tierney has been studying whether some athletes are more prone to concussions than others. "As the brain is being stressed from repetitive head impacts, it's possible that a protein that's supposed to aid in cell repair, if not working properly, could increase susceptibility of injury to the nervous system," said Tierney. Read more
Jeffrey Draine, PhD, joins School of Social Work as new chair
Message from the Dean
I am pleased to welcome Jeffrey Draine, MSW, Ph.D., in his new role as Chair of the School of Social Work. He joins us from the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Policy and Practice, as Senior Fellow, at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, and as Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. Read more.
Institute of Medicine releases new recommendations for women's health
The Department of Health and Human Services recently accepted recommendations released by the Institute of Medicine for improving women's health. They identified eight preventive services that could improve women’s lives and that health insurance plans should cover, at no cost to the consumer. Deborah Nelson, professor of public health at Temple, said that co-pays can often provide a financial barrier to health care. "For example, there is a group of women who have a higher mortality rate for cervical cancer, and an HPV test can help close that gap. Many of the women aren't covered by insurance and can't afford the co-pay, so removing that financial barrier will be helpful." Read more