Embedding lifestyle interventions into cancer care: has telehealth narrowed the equity gap?

| Implementation Science | Health Equity | Full-Text | 
Amy M Dennett, PhD, Kelly A Hirko, PhD, Kathleen J Porter, PhD, RD, Kah Poh Loh, MBBCh BAO, MS, Tue Liao, MPH, PHD, CPH, Lin Yang, PhD, Hannah Arem, PhD, Jasmine S Sukumar, MD, Elizabeth A Salerno, PhD MPH

Published in JNCI Monographs
Salerno Profile

 

  

Adapting an intervention to support young caregivers of cancer survivors: A study protocol

| Implementation Science with Children | Full-Text | 
Janet Njelesani, Melinda S Kavanaugh, Jean Hunleth

Published in PLOS ONE
Hunleth Profile

 

Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MBBS has received the National Cancer Institute (NCI) CISNET Junior Investigator Award. Mengmeng's project investigates geographic variations in treatment patterns and healthcare costs among newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients in the United States.  

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In this month's In Good Taste, Yikyung Park, ScD discusses the health benefits of fish. | "Hook up your diet with more fish" (Feast Magazine).
 

 

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In May's For Your Health column featuring Yikyung Park, ScD and Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH discuss the impact that timing of meals can have on health. | "It’s not just what we eat, but when we eat can matter, too" (Salem News).
 

"Eating late at night, for example, when the body is ready for sleep and rest, disrupts circadian rhythms. If the habit of late-night eating continues, it increases risk of weight gain, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease."
 

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Friday Lunch Talks will be hosted in the Doll & Hill conference room at Taylor Avenue Building and also available on Zoom.

• June 9 - Volunteers for Health through ICTS
• June 16 - Enhancing Accessibility within PHS Research and Practice
• June 23 - Missouri Bootheel Projects

If you or someone you know would like to give a presentation at a Friday Lunch Talk, please reach out to Faith Tyler (ftyler@wustl.edu) or Dr. Sara Malone (sara.malone@wustl.edu) to schedule a Friday.