A team of undergraduate students from Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University took home first place in the case study competition at the 2016 Public Health Scholar Bowl at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice on Saturday, April 9, 2016. The GW team, which included senior Natasha Bear, juniors Graham Crawbuck, Lindsay Goodman and Gabriella Malek, and sophomore Hannah Silverman, was one of thirteen teams of undergraduate public health students from across the United States competing. The team was led by faculty advisor Douglas Anderson in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
The case study involved examination of the issue of sleep deprivation as a public health issue affecting college students, and the team was tasked with describing the epidemiology of the problem, identifying the target population (they choose entering freshman), outlining behavioral- and knowledge-based goals and interventions, describing their program, developing appropriate resources within a budget of $10,000, and creating an evaluative process to measure outcomes and goal achievements. The GW Bachelor of Science in Public Health students presented their solution in a 20-minute presentation before a panel of three public health practitioners serving as judges.
Now in its fourth year, the Public Health Scholar Bowl at Saint Louis University is an opportunity for undergraduate students to test their public health knowledge, connect with their peers, and compete for cash prizes of up to $1,000 in a quiz bowl competition and a case study challenge.