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Geriatricians wanted: medical schools work to recruit aging health specialists

NC Health News

By Grace Vitaglione North Carolinians are getting older, but there aren’t enough people getting trained to care for them. The population of people ages 65 and older in North Carolina is expected to nearly double to 2.7 million in the next couple decades. But theres a national shortage of these geriatricians.

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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez As the mental health crisis for adults and kids worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy Bagley decided to go back to school for one more certification. I decided during the pandemic, when we could not get kids seen for mental health, I wanted to be part of the solution, Bagley said. She graduated in December.

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DPI seeks sponsors to provide summer meals

NC Health News

Schools and community organizations in rural areas, Indian Tribal Territories, and areas with a concentration of migrant farm workers are needed in particular. Sponsors are organizations that manage meal sites. According to DPI, sponsors will: Attend the state agencys training. Hire, train, and supervise staff and volunteers.

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Public Health Master’s Degrees in Epidemiology: What Questions to Ask

BU School of Public Health Blog

The core of epidemiology is understanding why some groups of people are healthier or sicker than others, so we can use that evidence to improve everyone’s health. Epidemiologists work on a huge range of health concerns, from infertility to healthy aging and everything in between. Consider the environment of the program overall.

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Raspberry Pi Health Care

The Health Care Blog

If you are of a certain age or have studied the history of computers, you’ll know that in the 1970s and early 1980s, (home) computers came in a kit. We enable any school to offer students the opportunity to study computing and computer science by providing the best possible curriculum, resources, and training for teachers.

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12 Jobs That Are Booming in the Age of Big Data

Smart Data Collective

It started the transition of education and entertainment into the virtual environment. This expert deals with altering the properties of living organisms using the main principles of medicine and biology. Almost anything can be printed on 3D printers – from jewels and artificial organs to residential buildings and uncrewed aircraft.

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The Pivot with Shawna Howard

UNC Epidemiology Blog

Shawna (at far left) stands with other Gilings School students who planned Black Maternal Health Week, plus an event panelist. Shawna Howard wants to bridge gaps using digital health tools. What’s your role in public health? I found out what a doula was during college and trained through a program in New York.