Tulane Public Health Presentations at APHA 2013

This year at the American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting (November 2-6, 2013), many Tulane students have been selected to give oral and poster presentations by APHA.

Students selected by APHA to exhibit posters:

Meghan Althoff, MD/PhD student in EPID: "A Comparison of the Sex Networks of Drug Using and Non-Drug Using Latino Migrant Workers"

Lori Anderson, PhD student in GCHB: "Gender Differences and Determinants of Obesity in Egypt"

Susannah Anderson, PhD student in GCHB: "Stigma, Mental Health, and CD4 Count Among Young HIV-Positive Women"

Nicole Burton, PhD student in EPID: "A Comparison of the Sex Networks of Drug Using and Non-Drug Using Latino Migrant Workers"

Edward "Cannon" Ledford, PhD student in GCHB: "Gender Differences and Determinants of Obesity in Egypt"

Jaffer Shariff, Masters student in EPID: "Healthy Stores: The 4Ps of Food, Alcohol, and Tobacco in New Orleans, La."

Students selected by APHA to give oral presentations:

Gwen Biggerstaff, GHSD, Executive Doc. Program: "Foodborne diseases centers for outbreak response enhancement (FoodCORE)- year two of identifying and addressing gaps in state and local health departments response capacity"

Sarah Donahue, Masters student in GCHB: "Linkage and Retention in HIV Care: Lessons Learned from the Louisiana Positive Change Access to Care Initiative"

Kendra LeSar, PhD student in GCHB: "Developing a Comprehensive School Wellness Policy as Part of a Coordinated School Health Program" & "Implementing Sexual Health Education Policies and Programs in Challenging Environments"

Keelia O'Malley, PhD student in GCHB: "Using multiple methods to examine the association between food access, food purchasing and consumption patterns of New Orleans residents"

Jaffer Shariff, Masters student in EPID: "Evaluating a new school food authority in New Orleans: Implications for school-based nutrition"

If you're in Boston for the meeting, don't forget to stop by Tulane's reception on Monday evening!