Public Health

With grants from ChildObesity180, schools across the country can implement the CHALK/Just Move program, which brings physical activities to urban schools that have little recreational space.

NY-Presbyterian/Columbia Exercise Program Goes National

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center’s CHALK/Just Move program is one of three programs selected by ChildObesity180, a national organization comprising public, nonprofit, academic, and private-sector leaders, for its Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP).

Columbia University Medical Center - Public Health

ColumbiaDoctors Opens New Midtown Center

Columbia University Medical Center has launched a new medical practice near Rockefeller Center, giving the commuters and visitors who stream into midtown Manhattan easy access to some of the city’s top practitioners.

On Campus - Public Health - New York City

Folic Acid Supplements Early in Pregnancy May Reduce Risk of Autism by 40%

Large study in Norway finds early timing of supplements is critical

Prenatal folic acid supplements appear to reduce the risk for autistic spectrum disorders, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Research - Public Health
Research at Columbia

Old Age Offers No Protection from Obesity’s Death Grip

Obesity kills, giving rise to a host of fatal diseases. This much is well known. But when it comes to seniors, a slew of prominent research has reported an “obesity paradox” that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated BMI won’t shorten your lifespan, and may even extend it.

Public Health - Epidemiology - Aging
The Jan. 14 launch event featured panel discussions on the impacts of media on democracy and sustainable development in the region.

University Opens Its First Global Center in Africa

Columbia and Columbians have long been working across many regions in Africa, from the Mailman School’s leadership of AIDS/HIV programs and the Earth Institute’s research on sustainable development to the many scholars of African history and politics, culture and society.

Global - Public Health - Earth Institute - Africa

New Research May Explain Why Obese People Have Higher Rates of Asthma

Findings suggest that therapies that increase leptin-signaling may relieve asthma in obese people

Research - Public Health - Columbia University Medical Center - Genetics

What's the Best Way to Measure Obesity?

The Humble and Much-Maligned Body Mass Index Takes the Cake

Public Health - Research
Dr. Irwin Redlener Image credit: Children's Health Fund/Moya McAllister

Mailman School Disaster Expert Irwin Redlener on the Lessons of Hurricane Sandy

When major disaster strikes, Dr. Irwin Redlener is rarely far behind.

Research - Public Health - Faculty Q&A

This Week's Forecast: Sunny with a 40 Percent Chance of Flu

New computer model takes a page from weather forecasting to predict regional peaks in influenza outbreaks

Data Science - Public Health - Epidemiology - Flu

Responding to Sandy

Columbia’s campuses were largely spared the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, which destroyed neighborhoods, flooded tunnels, forced hospitals evacuations and knocked out power to millions throughout the region. But many in the tri-state area face a challenging path to recovery.

New York City - Climate - Public Health - World Leaders Forum

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