Sociomedical Sciences
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Department of Sociomedical Sciences
The Department of Sociomedical Sciences is distinguished by its focus on the social determinants of disease and health. This is accomplished by examining the correlation between epidemiological trends and structural inequities in order to expose the fundamental social causes of public health events, including discrimination, stigma, and poverty.
40 Years of Confronting Inequalities
The Department of Sociomedical Science celebrated its 40th anniversary last year.
Mass Transit Conference
Department hosts health and social science leaders at first NYC mass transit conference.
Student Research Diversity Day
Students play a significant role in the Spring 2009 Research Diversity Day.
News Headlines
- Faculty Members Receive Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards
- Experts Lead Health Education Sessions on H1N1 Virus Prevention
- Naa Oyo A. Kwate, PhD, Receives Prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
- Injury and Hazards in Home Healthcare Nursing are a Growing Concern
- New Publication Offers Relief to Those Suffering from Pain and Other Distressing Symptoms of Illness
- Weekly CDC 2009 H1N1 Flu Update
- CDC Urges Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities to Increase Efforts to Reduce Drug-Resistant Infections
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