public health

21 01, 2015

UVM Class of 2017: Public Health Projects

UVM Class of 2017: Public Health Projects

By Bill Couzens|2017-11-10T21:04:43-05:00January 21st, 2015|Cancer Prevention|

Medical students Sonam Kapadia '16, far right, and Brenton Nash '16, middle, discuss their public health project with Bill Jeffries, M.D., senior associate dean for medical education, during the 2014 Public Health Project Poster Session and Celebration. (Photo: COM Design & Photography) The Public Health Projects course at the University of Vermont College of

7 11, 2013

Don’t Believe e-cigarette Hype

Don’t Believe e-cigarette Hype

By Bill Couzens|2017-11-10T21:05:51-05:00November 7th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Janie Heath, PhD Several weeks back, “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the increasing ubiquity and purported safety of e-cigarettes by touting its own fictitious product — “e-meth.” The skit, which included “Breaking Bad’s” Jesse Pinkman (actor Aaron Paul), offered e-meth as a sensible smokeless alternative to crystal meth itself — a completely far-fetched and