Key findings documented in American Medical Association's Journal of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 60% of children - as many as 20,000 - displaced by Katrina either have serious emotional disorders, behavioral issues and/or are experiencing significant housing instability - One-third of children are reported to have been diagnosed with at least one mental health problem, but fewer than 50% of parents were able to access needed professional services - Children post-Katrina are 4.5 times more likely to have serious emotional disturbance than children not affected by the disaster NEW YORK, Aug.
St. George's University Earns US Accreditation for MPH Program
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) announced its accreditation of the St. George's University's Master of Public Health Program.
St. George's Master of Public Health Program is eleven years old and is offered within its Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Prevention and Public Health Fund to Jumpstart Community-Based Prevention Programs
WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today recognized the crucial first steps taken by the Obama Administration to allocate the recent health reform Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund, but acknowledged that in year one, half of the Fund's dollars were redirected outside the scope of its Congressional intent.
