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Kmush Discusses the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ABC News Article
“It's going to be very difficult to get all the contacts identified and followed properly, especially since the international aid community is really short on resources,” says Brittany Kmush, associate professor of public health. “You don't want to be short on people and resources to do the contact tracing, short on places to go for people to quarantine and isolate.”
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Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
The annual award honors a pioneering communications theorist.
Kmush Quoted in HuffPost Article on Measles Cases Potentially Costing the US Its Elimination Status
“It could affect U.S. citizens’ ability to travel to specific countries if they don’t want the risk of measles getting introduced to their country. It could affect other people’s ability to come visit the U.S. Other countries might require proof of measles vaccination before they can reenter their home country,” says Brittany Kmush, associate professor of public health.
Real-World Experience: International Drug Policy Academy
The International Drug Policy Academy, which was co-developed by public health professor Dessa Bergen-Cico, is one of several unique opportunities for students to obtain global experience that exposes them to new ways of thinking about substance abuse and addictive behaviors.
See related: Global Health, Health Policy, Student Experience, Substance Use and Addiction