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Jackson State University and Mississippi College receive $5 million grant, join forces to create public health programming

  • December 15, 2021

Jackson State University and Mississippi College are set to receive a $5 million Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) grant for a joint venture aimed at promoting and protecting population[...]

With his selection by the National Medical Fellowships’ Board of Directors, Dr. Nelson Atehortua De la Pena expressed optimism for marginalized communities. He said the underserved should have confidence in the safety and efficacy of new drugs, vaccines, medical devices and other innovative therapeutic and diagnostic products.

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Public health professor joins inaugural U.S. team to bring more diversity in clinical trials

  • August 16, 2021

Dr. Nelson Atehortua De la Pena, an assistant professor of public health in the College of Health Sciences at Jackson State University, has been selected by the National Medical Fellowships’ Board[...]

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JSU will require vaccinated, unvaccinated to wear masks indoors; classes will be in person

  • August 5, 2021

Based on the most recent guidance from the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, JSU will require face masks/coverings in all public indoor[...]

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Public Health’s Atehortua, an MPHA board member, tackles vaccine hesitancy, tobacco

  • June 11, 2021

Since being elected unanimously to the board of directors for the Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) earlier this year, JSU professor Dr. Nelson Atehortua has worked “intensively” to promote COVID-19[...]

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Maternal mortality: Public health alum will appear tonight on BET’s ‘Disrupt, Dismantle’

  • March 24, 2021

Dr. Nakeitra Burse, an alum of Jackson State University ’s School of Public Health, will be featured at 10 p.m. (CDT) tonight on BET Network’s “Disrupt and Dismantle,” with the[...]

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Thompson, Lumumba, NAACP will headline COVID-19 town hall, issues related to politics

  • February 22, 2021

U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson will join Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, the NAACP and other luminaries at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, as they explore the trillions of stimulus dollars allocated[...]

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‘It’s Not Over Yet’: JSU, Dobbs tackle COVID-19 in virtual town hall to protect state, campus

  • January 20, 2021

JSU’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) is partnering with the CDC Foundation for a virtual COVID-19 Town Hall meeting, “Pandemic Surge and Current Strategies,” at 6:30  p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. The event is[...]

Dr. Jerome Adams is the U.S. Surgeon General. He will be a featured speaker during JSU's "Conversation on COVID-19." Discussions will include the risks and benefits of the current vaccines.

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U.S. Surgeon General Adams, Dobbs to speak on COVID vaccinations with JSU, community

  • January 7, 2021

Jackson State University School of Public Health will host its “Conversation on COVID-19 Rapid Response” with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and Mississippi state health officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs[...]

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JSU’s Shahbazi: Blacks hit hardest than others by COVID-19 can blame ‘structural racism’

  • June 17, 2020

Although numbers have risen significantly now, it was reported on May 19 that more than 1.5 million Americans were confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 93,000[...]

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation awards $390K grant to encourage African American breastfeeding

  • May 13, 2020

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has awarded JSU a $390,000 grant to increase breastfeeding among African American women, who lag behind others despite evidence that breast milk shields newborns from[...]

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