Public Health

Research Spotlight: What Makes NPOs Sustainable in an Emergency?

Published: | 9:05 am | Posted in: News, Research That Works

Keon-Hyung Lee, Ph.D. ­– the Arnold L. & Priscilla Moss Greenfield Endowed Professor of Public Administration and Public Health – ­recently co-authored a journal article titled “What Makes NPOs Sustainable in an Emergency? Examining the Effect of Person-Organization Fit and Generation on Volunteer Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

The article, published in Dove Medical Press’ Risk Management and Healthcare Policy journal, was co-authored with Donwe Choi, Ph.D., of Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea, and Jongsun Park, Ph.D., of Gachon University in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

FSU team receives $1.9M to examine stressors on child health in rural areas

Published: | 11:29 am | Posted in: Research That Works

Chemical exposure and stressful or traumatic experiences during childhood both are known to have detrimental effects on human health, but little is known about how the two interact.

With a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Florida State University will study the cumulative consequences of chemical and psychosocial stressors on child health through the Bioecological Center for Rural Children’s Health (BeRCH).

Summer 2023 COSSPP Graduation Celebration

Published: | 2:47 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News, Students

Graduates, families, faculty, and staff gathered in the Bellamy Atrium on Friday, August 4, to celebrate the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s newest graduates. Over 400 COSSPP graduates joined Florida State University’s 400,000 living graduates worldwide.

Upstart public health program surpasses early expectations

Published: | 8:05 pm | Posted in: News

The Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health is one of the newest degrees at Florida State University. Just four years after its launch in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the program is on its way to becoming one of the university’s biggest majors.