All Posts:epidemiology

• Oral Health Scholars Raise Awareness About the Relationship Between Oral and Systemic Health

  While oral health is often treated as something separate from overall health, it can act as an early warning system for serious conditions, including cancer and heart disease. With funding from the George E. Richmond Foundation, researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are training students to educate their communities about the importance of oral health.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: epidemiology, George Richmond Foundation Oral Health Scholars, Georgetown Lombardi, oral health, research

• Higher COVID-19 Death Rates in the Southern U.S. Due to Behavior Differences

  Category: News Release Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 mortality, epidemiology, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Panel Reflects on Lessons From the Past to Secure Public Health for the Future

  May 11, 2019 — While measures to improve infectious disease response have improved dramatically over the past decade, the global health community cannot afford to be complacent, according to experts who gathered at a Georgetown event Wednesday. The Center for Global Health Science and Security, part of Georgetown University Medical Center, convened a panel discussion […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: epidemiology, global health, infectious disease, public health