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Child and Adolescent Health Headlines

Explore the latest public health research and insights about Child and Adolescent Health.

A child looks out at a hazy skyline from an overlook in midtown Manhattan on July 19, 2023 in New York City.

Millions of child asthma attacks could be avoided if the U.S. transitioned to electric vehicles and clean energy, report finds. 

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Sahil, a 7-month-old child suffering from diarrhea, lies in a bed at the district hospital on May 21, 2022 in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Oral rehydration salts can prevent most deaths from child diarrhea, but a study in India shows that many providers think patients don't want it. 

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ASHA Shubhangi Kamble walking through a dirty patch of mud during heavy rainfall to a community member’s house whose child fell sick.

Floods, heat waves, and other climate-related events are taking a physical and emotional toll on India’s million-plus community health workers known as Accredited Social Health Activists, or ASHAs.

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Child and Adolescent Health Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Child and Adolescent Health? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Tamar Mendelson
Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Tamar Mendelson, PhD, studies the development, evaluation, and dissemination of strategies to promote mental health among adolescents in under-resourced urban communities. 

Kristin Mmari
Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Kristin Mmari, DrPH, MA, assesses contextual factors and interventions influencing adolescent health in vulnerable adolescent populations, domestically and internationally.

Julie Denison
Associate Professor
International Health

Julie Denison, PhD '06, MHS '99, develops interventions for youth living with HIV, with a focus on the role of family and environmental and structural determinants of health.

Robert Blum
Professor
- Emeritus
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Robert Blum, MD, PhD, MPH, studies adolescent health worldwide, with a focus on gender socialization in early adolescence and how it shapes health and wellness.