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Stroll down Fifth Avenue with urban health pioneer David Vlahov, as he discusses the need for green spaces, the joys of fishing in Central Park, the dangers of noise pollution and the diverse health risks of different metropolitan areas. A former professor at the Bloomberg School, Vlahov, PhD '88, MS, is now the director of the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine. Interview by Brian W. Simpson, editor of Johns Hopkins Public Health magazine.
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As a physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he saw firsthand the health needs of the people of East Baltimore. As dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Michael J. Klag is intent on finding lasting solutions to the barriers to health in Baltimore and in other metropolitan areas. Interview by Brian W. Simpson, editor of Johns Hopkins Public Health magazine.
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From a riverbed and a remote community near Macha, Zambia, Doug Norris explains his research into the puzzle of malaria transmission. Norris, an assistant professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, is gathering the basic science of how Anopheles mosquitoes feed, breed and transmit malaria in an area never before documented by malaria scientists. Interview by Brian W. Simpson, editor of Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine.
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The Johns Hopkins CARES (Children ARE Safe) Mobile Safety Center is a 40-foot, house on wheels that features interactive exhibits to teach low-income Baltimore families how to safeguard their children from unintentional injuries, the leading cause of death for children nationwide. Developed through a partnership between the School's Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Baltimore City Fire Department, the two-year-old CARES center makes scheduled stops at medical clinics and community venues and offers safety products for sale at below-retail cost. Health educators use the center's kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and stairway exhibits to illustrate potential dangers that children face in the home and how to prevent common injuries. In its first year, nearly 6,000 people visited the CARES center.
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