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A research paper from Michelle Odlum, left, and Sunmoo Yoon, right, found that Nigerians Tweeted about Ebola's arrival three says before an official government announcement. 

Establishing Twitter as a Public Health Tool 

At a time when Twitter feeds are filled with messages from Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and the Kardashians, recent use of the social media platform has shown is can be used a serious tool for public health officials. This past June, Michelle Odlum, EdD, assistant professor and Sunmoo Yoon PhD, postdoctoral research scientist, published a study in American Journal of Infection Control which found that people in Nigeria were tweeting about Ebola’s arrival in their country three days before any official announcement from the Nigerian government or the World Health Organization.  more....
Columbia Nursing convened a landmark conference of nursing leaders from 10 sub-Saharan African nations in Nairobi this month. 

Nursing Researchers Frame Health Care in Africa

By Dean Bobbie Berkowitz, PhD, RN, FAAN

As a worldwide leader in nursing education, Columbia Nursing’s commitment to improving global health takes many forms. These activities, most of which come under the aegis of our Office of Global Initiatives, include partnerships that advance the practice of nursing throughout the world.
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Alice Bonner '81 
Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs

As Massachusetts Secretary of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), Alice Bonner oversees a department that connects 1.2 million seniors and their families to such services as home care, case management, nutrition and exercise programs, health coaching, job opportunities, and volunteering. 
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Arlene Smaldone, PhD, assistant dean for scholarship and research, was the senior author of “Does Diabetes Self- Management Education in Conjunction With Primary Care Improve Glycemic Control in Hispanic Patients?” published in The Diabetes Educator.
   
Haomiao Jia, PhD, associate professor, presented “Impact of Smoking, Physical Inactivity, Heavy Drinking, and Obesity on Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy among Adults With and Without Depression,” at the CDC 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System conference.
 
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The New York Times covered Columbia Nursing’s research summit and study finding little research is done in Africa by or for nurses.

The Atlantic quoted Professor Mary Byrne on prison nurseries. 
 

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