Updated: 8/12/2015 10:57 AM CST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Contact: Mona Duffel Jones 504.816.4024 office 504.812.2535 mobile mduffeljones@dillard.edu August 5, 2015 Dillard Awarded $10.5 Million from National Institutes of Health Grants will provide research and training in developing environmental workforce (NEW ORLEANS, LA) – Dillard University recently received a major grant from the National Institute […]
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Former ‘Roc’ Star to Speak at UVI’s Health Lecture Series
Updated: 4/2/2014 3:01 PM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION UVI PRESS RELEASE April 2, 2014 for immediate release Charles S. Dutton, actor, director and inspirational speaker, will give the keynote address for the University of the Virgin Islands 2014 Alfred O. Heath Distinguished Lecture Series. He will […]
FAMU Students Secure 100 Percent Pass Rate on National CHES Exam
Updated: 3/27/2014 12:10 PM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2014 FAMU Institute of Public Health Students Secure 100 Percent Pass Rate on National CHES Exam TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Since 2009, 19 students have become eligible to take the Certified Education Health Specialist (CHES) credentialing exam at the Florida A&M University […]
Stillman College’s Celebration of Black History
Updated: 2/18/2014 11:20 AM CST BY TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION In addition to offering a wide variety of cultural activities during the month of February, Stillman College’s Black History Month calendar included several programs that are not traditionally highlighted at this time of the year. Through activities such as a health disparities presentation, a financial literacy […]
Tuskegee University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday observance to focus on black American health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Teri Sumbry 334-339-1928– Cell 334-724-4552– Desk tsumbry@mytu.tuskegee.edu Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday observance to focus on black American health TUSKEGEE, Ala. (January 2, 2014) — Former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, will speak on the state of black American health at an […]
HU receives $13.5 million grant to combat health disparities in minority men
Hampton, Va. – Hampton University President William R. Harvey announced today that Hampton University has received $13.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to combat and reduce selective health disparities in minority men. Hampton University will serve as the lead institution on the initiative and has asked several other […]