{"id":4,"date":"2017-02-07T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/community-medicine\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:20:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4-1\" loop=\"1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-hyrpX-FCDQ<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-4-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4-1-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><style>\n.phs-counters{\n  --phs-num:#000E2F;        \/* number color *\/\n  --phs-num-size:45px;      \/* number size *\/\n  --phs-title:#4A4F57;      \/* label color *\/\n  --phs-title-size:17px;\n  --phs-icon:#FFFFFF;       \/* icon stroke color *\/\n  --phs-icon-bg:#000E2F;    \/* icon circle color *\/\n  --phs-icon-size:30px;\n  --phs-gap:32px;\n\n  display:grid;\n  grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));\n  gap:var(--phs-gap);\n  margin:32px 0;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter{text-align:center;}\n.phs-counters .inner{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}\n\n\/* Icon *\/\n.phs-counters .flat-icon{\n  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;\n  padding:22px;border-radius:50%;\n  background:var(--phs-icon-bg);color:var(--phs-icon);\n  line-height:1;margin-bottom:18px;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-icon svg{\n  width:var(--phs-icon-size);height:var(--phs-icon-size);\n  display:block;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;\n  stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;\n}\n\n\/* Number *\/\n.phs-counters .numb-count{\n  font-size:var(--phs-num-size);font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;\n  color:var(--phs-num);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;\n  margin:0 0 10px;\n}\n.phs-counters .numb-prefix,\n.phs-counters .numb-suffix{vertical-align:middle;}\n\n\/* Rolling digits *\/\n.phs-counters .odo{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;position:relative;}\n.phs-counters .odo-digit{display:inline-block;position:relative;vertical-align:middle;}\n.phs-counters .odo-spacer{display:inline-block;visibility:hidden;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n.phs-counters .odo-inner{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;overflow:hidden;text-align:left;}\n.phs-counters .odo-ribbon{display:block;transform:translateY(0);will-change:transform;}\n.phs-counters .odo-value{display:block;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n.phs-counters .odo-mark{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;height:1.1em;line-height:1.1em;}\n\n\/* Label *\/\n.phs-counters .name-count{\n  font-size:var(--phs-title-size);font-weight:600;line-height:1.35;\n  color:var(--phs-title);margin:0;\n}\n\n\/* Screen-reader copy of the full number *\/\n.phs-counters .phs-sr{\n  position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;\n  clip:rect(0 0 0 0);clip-path:inset(50%);white-space:nowrap;\n}\n\n\/* Optional layout: add class \"counter-icon-left\" to a .flat-counter *\/\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .inner{\n  flex-direction:row;align-items:flex-start;text-align:left;gap:16px;\n}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left{text-align:left;}\n.phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .flat-icon{margin-bottom:0;flex:0 0 auto;}\n\n@media (max-width:767px){\n  .phs-counters{--phs-num-size:38px;--phs-gap:28px;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .inner{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left{text-align:center;}\n  .phs-counters .flat-counter.counter-icon-left .flat-icon{margin-bottom:18px;}\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"phs-counters\">\n\n  <!-- 1. 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What Viral Health Advice Can Teach Us About Public Health\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/newsletter-8-1-1-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/newsletter-8-1-1-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/28\/how-can-public-health-education-help-you-with-medical-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How can public health education help you with medical literacy?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/28\/how-can-public-health-education-help-you-with-medical-literacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T12:23:29-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T12:28:01-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 28, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/jid22008\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJini I Davis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/department-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Department News<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Due to the internet, health information moves fast and misinformation moves faster. Public health professionals are the people communities trust to sort signal from noise. That takes training, practice, and a commitment to evidence. It&#8217;s exactly what an MPH is built to teach. Read our latest edition of Your Dose of Public Health today!<a class=\"sow-more-link more-link excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/28\/how-can-public-health-education-help-you-with-medical-literacy\/\">\n\t\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"sow-more-link-arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-6226\" class=\"post-6226 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community\" style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-720x480.png\" class=\"attachment-sow-blog-grid size-sow-blog-grid wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2026\/08\/1-2-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-blog-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 25px 30px 33px;\">\n\t\t<header class=\"sow-entry-header\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-entry-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Beyond the Classroom: The Department\u2019s Summer Donation Drive<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/2026\/08\/20\/beyond-the-classroom-the-departments-summer-donation-drive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2026-08-20T11:39:54-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-08-25T12:06:59-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 25, 2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-author-link byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-author author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/author\/fpc25003\/\" rel=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMahir Khan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-entry-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/public-health-sciences\/category\/community\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-entry-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>This summer, our department is proud to support three impactful initiatives dedicated to serving CT residents:\u00a0 Hands On Hartford, Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, and Community Service Officer Jim Barrett\u2019s Homeless Outreach Program. 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