KINSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences has introduced a new Department of Public Health to help address the increased need for public health care workers. The program will kick off with its first students for the fall 2024 semester.

URI Health Studies Professor Steve Cohen examines urban-rural divide, a growing disparity in health care KINGSTON, R.I. — Jan. 8, 2024 — Racial disparities in health and health care throughout the lifespan are pervasive and well-documented, and culminate in a life expectancy for Black people that is about four years shorter than for white people.

Natalie Sabik honored by American Psychological Association for her use of Intersectionality Toolbox to identify disparities

HLT100G Perspectives on Public Health in the 21st Century is becoming two new and improved courses! HLT100G will become HLT101G Perspectives on Public Health in the 21st Century and HLT201 Contemporary Public Health Challenges in the US. Students who took HLT100G should not take HLT201. HLT101G is being offered for the first time in the spring 2024 […]

We were very excited to welcome back five health studies graduates who returned to campus on October 23rd to participate in the health studies event, Career Connections with URI Health Studies Graduates.   Each speaker presented an overview of their career path and spoke of how they began their career, decided when it was time to […]

Graduates from the URI College of Health Sciences program continue to make significant impacts on health in multiple settings

On October 27, 2023, Dr. Nekehia Quashie was invited to present her research, “Family Ties and Late Life Health: International Perspectives” at the UMB/UMBC Gerontology Program doctoral program in Gerontology.

The conference, “The Impact of Diversity on Research Quality: Exploring the Knowledge Gap” will be held October 31, 2023 and November 1, 2023.  Her presentation “Leveraging Intersectional Theory to Investigate Representation in Social Science Research” focuses on how intersectional theory can be applied to highlight broader trends in social science methods that impact visibility and […]

This award recognizes effective courses addressing social issues.  Dr. Sabik received the award for her work teaching about intersectionality and for the development of the Intersectional Toolbox, a novel way of teaching about intersectional and research.  More information about Dr. Sabik’s work can be found here.

Dr. Sabik was an invited panelist at the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) webinar.  The event had 250+ registrants and the webinar was recorded and shared in the IAPHS archives available to members of the organization.  The webinar can be found by clicking here.