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Lifestyle risk factors for urban and rural participants with cancer

Jean Rinkowski

Jean Rinkowski, a recent graduate in online MPH program, investigates how lifestyle and risk factors differ between urban and rural cancer patients in the California Teachers Study cohort, uncovering disparities and their potential implications for public health.

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COVID-19 mortality in the California Teacher Study

Ethan Bouche

Online MPH student Ethan Bouche was able to contribute to a large-scale research project as a distance-learner. He described his analysis of COVID-19 mortality within the California Teachers Study, exploring the pandemic's role in excess deaths and shifts in leading causes of death among participants.

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Gen Z: The emerging champions of community healthcare

By Tashfia Jilu

Amid questions of who will become the next generation of leaders to sustain Community Health Centers (CHCs) across the country, Gen Z rises as the hopeful answer to steward the mission of community health into the future.