- Thu, 04/15/2021 - 10:13
George Mason University names Kevin Cevasco as the 2021 College of Health and Human Services Alumni of the Year. Read more about his time at Mason and commitment to health care accessibility throughout his career.
- Fri, 04/02/2021 - 16:46
Join the College of Health and Human Services to Celebrate National Public Health Week April 5-11
- Fri, 04/02/2021 - 15:28
Policy changes strengthen state’s capacity to fight substance use and improve outcomes including increases in number of behavioral health and substance use providers and patients treated.
- Mon, 03/29/2021 - 09:37
Host and Mason President Dr. Gregory Washington speaks with Mason epidemiologist and public health expert Saskia Popescu about what she has experienced on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Wed, 03/24/2021 - 13:21
Supersized alcopops are ready-to-drink flavored alcoholic beverages that have up to five times the alcohol content of beer and appear to be marketed toward young drinkers. A new George Mason University study led by Dr. Matthew Rossheim found that calls to U.S. poison control centers for supersized alcopops disproportionately involved underage drinkers compared to calls for other alcohol products. Better regulation of their alcohol content and retail availability is urgently needed to protect youth.
- Mon, 03/22/2021 - 11:57
Germaine Louis speaks on her experience of working in two pandemics throughout her career, as well as the importance of mentorship for emerging leaders in Public Health.
- Fri, 03/12/2021 - 14:48
How could the U.S. have improved its response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Mason president Gregory Washington hosts CHHS epidemiologist, Amira Roess, PhD MPH, as she breaks down the many factors impacting the nation's response and recovery.
- Tue, 03/09/2021 - 15:58
The George Mason University College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) announced today that its PhD in Public Health with concentrations in epidemiology and social and behavioral sciences has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The College’s CEPH-accredited program of public health now includes its existing Bachelor of Science in Community Health, Master of Public Health (MPH) with seven highly specialized concentrations, Master of Science in Global Health, as well as the newly accredited PhD in Public Health. Mason is the first and only academic institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia to offer CEPH-accredited undergraduate and PhD degree programs.