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Dr. Price providing testimony

As leaders in the field, our faculty are often asked to testify before Congress or are interviewed by major news outlets about their research or opinions on current public health events. The Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations assists members of the media and elected officials in finding and contacting faculty experts for congressional testimony, newspaper and magazine article interviews or radio and television appearances.

 

Questions? Contact Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations

Kathy Fackelmann
Director of Media Relations
(202) 994-8354
kfackelmannatgwu [dot] edu

 

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GW Health Workforce Institute Receives $5.5 Million to Advance Health Workforce Equity Issues

The five-year project will also enable GW to augment its pipeline development programs for underserved students interested in health careers in the DC-area.

States Where Midwives Practice Independently Have Lower Rates of Cesarean Deliveries and Preterm Births, Women’s Health Issues Study Says

The authors say that more midwife-assisted births could lead to better birth outcomes and lower costs.

Lessons from Medicaid Administrators' Experiences with Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

A new study shares lessons from Medicaid administrators in 15 states working to make IUDs and contraceptive implants more accessible to postpartum women.

Attending Congressional Hearings on Water Crisis Expands Students’ Education

Congressional leaders and Flint residents give students a deeper understanding of government failures, MPH studies, and future service

Public Health Leaders Address Global Challenges at Milken Institute Summit; Zika Virus Emergency Among Many Issues at Two-Day Event

On March 1, GW School of Public Health will host this first-of-its-kind invite-only gathering among leaders of public health institutions. 

Thomas A. LaVeist Joins the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health as Chair of Health Policy and Management Department

LaVeist, who will also hold a faculty appointment as professor in the department, joins Milken Institute SPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Medicaid Non-Expansion States Put More Women at Risk of Missing Recommended Cancer Screenings, Study in Women’s Health Issues Says

Uneven Medicaid expansion is a barrier to low-income uninsured women’s access to breast and cervical cancer screenings.

EOH Newsletter Winter ’15-’16: Environmental and Occupational Health is on the Move and in the News

 Learn more about the recent achievements, publications, and news coverage of EOH professors, lecturers, students and staff. 

New Featured Study in Women’s Health Issues: Eight Priority Areas for the Well-Woman Visit

What aspects of health should well-woman visits cover? Researchers examine the evidence

Milken Institute School of Public Health Announces the George Washington University’s First Hybrid Offering for Online and On-Campus Graduate Students

Starting Spring 2016, students can take up to 15 credits of graduate-level courses either online or on-campus. This hybrid offering is the first of its kind at GW.