News - 2018

Public Health Activities at K-State during National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2018

MPH Poster Competition Awards

Student	Emphasis or Major	Poster Title	Award
Noviyanti	IDZ	Physical-Patient Communication in Improving Influenza Awareness and Motivation for Vaccination	1st
Winkley, Emma	IDZ	The effects of vitamin A on the immune response to BRSV	2nd
McDonald, Jennifer	IDZ	Policy Review: School exclusion policy for non-vaccinated students	3rd

Thank you also to our judge

• Andrew Adams, MPH, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Riley County Health Department

Thank you to our MPH Alumni for attending an MPH Career Panel:

• Jason Orr – Analyst for the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) and former Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Riley County Health Department (MPH Emphasis: Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses).
• Dr. Gina Besenyi – Assistant Professor of Exercise Behavioral Science, Kansas State University (MPH Emphasis: Public Health Physical Activity).
• Hayleigh Stanford – Northeast Area Supervisor/Training Officer/Labeling Authority for the Meat and Poultry Program for the KDA (MPH Emphasis: Food Safety and Biosecurity).

Join us in celebrating National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2018. Attend an MPH Field Experience Presentation. Learn about vector-borne diseases and attend a public health poster session at BugAPalooza in City Park on 4/5/18 3-6 PM. For more events and more ways to get involved in your community, visit: http://www.nphw.org/ and http://www.rileycountyks.gov/286/Health-Department.

Congratulations to Chris Omni (PHPA) for receiving a Midwestern Public Health Training Center stipend!

Welcome to our Spring 2018 New Students!

What's New

Congratulations to our Spring and Summer 2018 Graduates

MPH Student	Area	Field Experience Report
Sara Alves	IDZ	Laboratory Guidebook to the Interpretation of Enterics
Carla Bernardes Gomes	PHPA	Thesis + Field Experience with Riley County Research and Extension
Crystal Drakes	IDZ	Field Experience with Indiana State Department of Health -- State Veterinarian
Rebecca Gasper	PHPA	Thesis: Effects of a brief web-based intervention on motivation, attitude, and physical activity in adults and Field Experience at KDHE
Katelyn Gilmore	PHPA	The Campus Effect: Built Environment and Active Transportation at Kansas State University
Mayrena Hernandez	PHN	The Health Assessment Needs of Kansas State Students Survey
Sohaila Jafarian	IDZ	A Community Based Primary Healthcare Approach to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Rural Nicaragua
Dana Johnson	IDZ	Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Major Health Issue in Saline County, Kansas
Marie Keith	IDZ	Identifying Gaps in Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Hunan Province
Jennifer McDonald	IDZ	Policy Review: School exclusion policy for non-vaccinated students
Noviyanti	IDZ	Educating International Students about Rabies through the Kansas State University Rabies Laboratory
Jessica Pearson	IDZ	Field Experience at Riley County Health Department
Serina Taylor	IDZ	Student Outbreak Response Team
Andrew Templeon	IDZ	Field Experience at KDHE, Bureau of Disease Control & Prevention as a DIS Field Agent
Kelly Voss	IDZ	Public Health Risk in Animal Shelters

Thank you to our MPH Alumni for participating on a Career Panel for MPH Students during Public Health Week

• Jason Orr – Analyst for the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) and former Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Riley County Health Department (MPH Emphasis: Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses).
• Dr. Gina Besenyi – Assistant Professor of Exercise Behavioral Science, Kansas State University (MPH Emphasis: Public Health Physical Activity).
• Hayleigh Stanford – Northeast Area Supervisor/Training Officer/Labeling Authority for the Meat and Poultry Program for the KDA (MPH Emphasis: Food Safety and Biosecurity).

Join us in celebrating National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2018. Attend an MPH Field Experience Presentation (see below). Learn about vector-borne diseases and attend a public health poster session at BugAPalooza in City Park on 4/5/18 3-6 PM. For more events and more ways to get involved in your community, visit: http://www.nphw.org/ and http://www.rileycountyks.gov/286/Health-Department.

Welcome to our Spring 2018 New Students!