The Center for Community and Public Health (CCPH) develops programs in environmental health and chronic disease, with a focus on disease management and prevention. The emphasis is local, regional and global. Within the State of Maine, extreme disparities exist in health status and access to care, pa…
Jack Spengler, Ph.D., Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, spoke on "How Healthy is our Earth? A Case Study of the BP Oil Spill" on April 28, 2011.
UNE’s Center for Community and Public Health (CCPH), the Ghana Health Service, the University of Cape Coast, and several US based health organizations have launched a partnership to improve the health of the people of western Ghana.
Michele Polacsek, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of New England, spoke on "Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative: Addressing Lifestyle for Young Patients and Their Families" on Dec. 16, 2009.
Jim Cavanaugh, PT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of New England, spoke on "Examining the Complexity of Ambulatory Activity Patterns in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Implications for Geriatrics and Gerontology" on Nov. 18, 2009.