Department of Health, Behavior and Society
HBS Awards and Accomplishments: October 2020
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A monthly series featuring ten awards and accomplishments across the Department of Health, Behavior & Society.
- HBS faculty member, , PhD, published a in Obesity titled “Maternal Employment and Infant BMI z Score in a US Birth Cohort.”
- Along with colleagues from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, , PhD, and , PhD published a in Preventative Medicine titled "Stay-at-home orders and firearms in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic."
- HBS faculty member, , PhD, in collaboration with colleagues from across the Johns ѻý, published a titled “The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Transform Higher Education in Public Health” in Public Health Reports.
- HBS doctoral student, , published a in BMJ Quality & Safety titled “Standardised approach to measuring goal-based outcomes among older disabled adults: results from a multisite pilot.”
- , PhD, published a titled “Engineering care transitions: Clinician perceptions of barriers to safe medication management during transitions of patient care” in Applied Ergonomics.
- HBS doctoral student, , and HBS faculty members, , PhD, and , PhD, published a in Palliative & Supportive Care titled “Church leaders and parishioners speak out about the role of the church in advance care planning and end-of-life care.”
- HBS doctoral student, , and HBS faculty member, , PhD, published a titled “Ad Watch: ‘Unstoppable’ VUSE Alto TV Spot Closely Mirrors ‘Nicotine Addiction Checks’ on TikTok” in Tobacco Control.
- HBS faculty member, , MAIA, received the for leadership in the field of nutrition and food policy from the American Public Health Association. The award recognizes Palmer’s work with food policy councils, which help inform policy to improve population nutrition and health, as well as promote social justice.
- HBS doctoral student, , published a in Drug and Alcohol Dependence titled “Content analysis of instagram posts by leading cannabis vaporizer brands.”
- HBS doctoral student, , published a new (MMWR) titled “Notes from the Field: Characteristics of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products Confiscated in Public High Schools in California and North Carolina – March and May 2019.”