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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É named a top school for online health science education

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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É has been ranked one of the nation’s best schools for online health care degrees and certificates for 2023. Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position.

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Daily Nurse interviews Jennifer Meyer about monkeypox

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Cases of monkeypox have greatly diminished in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good or won’t come back in another form. Daily Nurse spoke with Jennifer Meyer, assistant professor at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, Anchorage Division of Population Health Sciences, about monkeypox and what nurses should be aware of treating patients.

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When the temperature hits 70, ÑÇÖÞÉ«°Éns feel the heat — and start suffering health ills

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According to results from research led by Micah Hahn, an environmental epidemiologist here at ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, ÑÇÖÞÉ«°Éns' health starts suffering when temperatures climb to 70 degrees, and that local and state officials should consider policies to respond to heat-related health problems that are expected to increase as the climate continues to warm.

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Hometown ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É: How to flatten the disinformation curve

A local group has been fighting inaccurate information on Facebook pages. Called the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Public Health Information Response Team, it enlists ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É strategic communications students to spot the bad information, and local health professionals to intervene with posts on Facebook that introduce accurate information.

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Corrie Whitmore elected as board president of American Evaluation Association

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Corrie Whitmore, assistant professor of health sciences with DPHS, was elected as president of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Board of Directors.