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Professor Ronald Mataya traveled to Washington DC recently to work with Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH). CCIH is a consortium of organizations and individuals interested in how transformational Christian faith has a positive impact on international health. Dr. Mataya is one of 10 CCIH board members and an active participant in the organization’s activities. His recent trip was to lobby with senators about federal funding for global health programs.

BiteSizePublicHealth is a short video series that shows the little things we can do in our day-to-day lives to help improve our own health and the health of others.

[Photo: Ms. Katie Viehmann-Wical] Non-communicable chronic diseases are on the rise globally: Diabetes affects 9 percent of all adults; heart disease affects 17.5 million people; obesity affects 642 million people; and depression affects 350 million people. All of these diseases are negatively impacted by a lack of sleep. Loma Linda University School of Public Health DrPH Health Education student Ms.

The Loma Linda University School of Public Health is actively engaged in addressing regional health disparities. A grant has recently been awarded to the Center for Leadership in Health Systems in the school of public health for a program designed to support community resilience and improve population health. Dr.

Dementia affects 47 million people worldwide, and this number is expected to exceed 150 million by the year 2050. Dr. Jim E. Banta, associate professor and program director for the master of public health in health policy and leadership at Loma Linda University School of Public Health, recently published an editorial regarding dementia, morbidity, and medications in the journal of Age and Ageing. “The editorial accompanied a Scottish primary care study which documented the poor physical health and heavy use of medications among those with dementia,” said Dr.

It is with deep sorrow that the Loma Linda University School of Public Health informs you of the passing of Dr. Samuel Soret, PhD, a beloved colleague, professor and friend. He passed away from a heart attack while on a trip to Spain on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Dr. Soret faithfully served the School of Public Health for 21 years, most recently as Associate Dean for Research and Executive Director of the Center for Community Resilience. The funeral services for Dr. Sam Soret will be on Friday, August 26, at 1 p.m. in his home town of Calahorra, Spain at the local Seventh-day Adventist Church.

An alumna of Loma Linda University, Celeste Philip, MD, MPH, is now surgeon general for the state of Florida and its 20 million residents. Following her appointment in March as interim surgeon general, Gov. Rick Scott made her position permanent May 18.  READ MORE

Eleven students and several faculty from the School of Public Health joined over 4,000 volunteers for the three-day Pathway to Health clinic in Los Angeles on April 27-29, 2016. The lines for the clinic would start the night before, as people would bring their sleeping bags and blankets prepared to spend the night. By the time of opening at 7 a.m. each morning, thousands of patients would line up along the walls of the LA convention center waiting to receive care.

Ellen Smit, MS Nutrition, class of 1990, was a lead researcher on a healthy lifestyle behavior study. Read the findings here. Denise Hinds, DrPH Preventive Care, class of 2011, and MPH Maternal and Child Health, class of 1999, was featured in a podcast and discusses healthy moms and healthy babies. To listen, click here. Benton Baker, MBA, class of 2016, has been accepted into the Loma Linda University Health System management residency program, and is currently working at the Faculty Patient Billing Office. Do you have news that you’d like to share with us?

By Krystal Gheen We have been working with the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for quite some time in a number of ways.  Through these discussions, they have recently invited Loma Linda University Health to help them educate their members on ways they can live healthier and happier lives.  This is a first. To accomplish this, we are putting together a series of health education “fairs” this year for tribal members.  The first one was held the afternoon of Thursday, March 10.  One of the areas they are most excited about is better nutrition and food preparation, par