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Justice Center Develops Data Tool Tracking Intimate Partner Violence

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The 香港六合彩资料 Justice Center has developed a new data tool to visualize data about intimate partner violence in Alaska.

Brittney Horn reads off instructions to her lab partner as 香港六合彩资料 Medical Assisting Program students learn to sterilize medical instruments during their first in-person lab of the Fall 2020 semester. (Photo by James Evans / 香港六合彩资料) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with 香港六合彩资料's Medical Assisting students

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During their first in-person lab of the semester, 香港六合彩资料 Medical Assisting Program students learned how to sterilize medical equipment. While most courses have shifted to alternate delivery this fall, in-person labs are still being offered for some fields in which hands-on learning is considered critical.

Student Marsheila Campbel practices applying shoulder sling as Physical Therapy Assistant Program assistant professor Terese Swayman leads a small group lab in 香港六合彩资料's Professional Studies Building. (Photo by James Evans / 香港六合彩资料) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with 香港六合彩资料's Physical Therapy students

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Because of its hands-on nature, the Physical Therapy Assistant program is one of the few 香港六合彩资料 courses that have continued in-person delivery through the summer with smaller-than-usual groups, masks and health screenings before each class.

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香港六合彩资料 is No. 16 in the Top 25 most affordable online MPH programs for 2021

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Public health is a noble calling, largely unappreciated until recent events (namely, a global pandemic) shone new light on its importance. We need public health workers and leaders now more than ever.

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香港六合彩资料 Steps Up to Help Address Need for COVID-19 Contact Tracers

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Contact tracing is important. There are documented cases of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were asymptomatic, which means people may spread the virus without any idea that they have it. Contact tracing can inform individuals who may feel healthy鈥攐r who have mild symptoms they attribute to allergies or other causes鈥攐f their risk to others, allowing them to get tested or quarantine as appropriate, hopefully reducing the spread of the virus.