Accomplishments: Department of Social and Behavioral Health
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-authored an article titled, “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Oil and Salt Intake and Related Influencing Factors in Southwestern China,” in Frontiers in Nutrition (Impact factor 4.0) with researchers from Chongqing Medical University, Sichuan University, and Qatar…
Md. Sohail Akhter, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a poster tilted “The role of yoga in improving the quality of life among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the "Integrative…
Refat Srejon, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk on "Efficacy of mindfulness interventions on stress reduction among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the Integrative,…
Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) delivered a continuing education course for the Academy of General Dentistry titled "Interesting Cases from Oral Radiology Practice" featuring some of our school’s challenging radiology cases.
Mago also presented a poster with Vishal Sharma (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral…
Blessing Imade; Asma Awan; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk “Acupuncture as an alternative therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults: A comprehensive review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis,…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented a poster, “Integration of public health informatics dashboard into State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI): A quality improvement initiative for marginalized youth healthcare," on the digital platform at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting (…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was featured in a nationwide Podcast titled, “Yoga: The Eight Limbs and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Mental Health of Cancer Patients,” in the forum THERAPY+. Sharma explained about yoga and his research in mental health in this podcast.
Asma Awan; Ana Daniela Gonzalez; Md. Sohail Akhter; Refat Srejon; Abena Owusu; Susan Dakwa; Blessing Imade; Salim Dweck; Sidath Kapukotuwa; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk, "Enhancing health equity from a mixed methods approach of a 3-year process evaluation program to address health disparities in Nevada” at…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Career Award by the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their Annual Meeting held this year in Minneapolis. This Award is bestowed upon public health leaders in…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-presented 27 papers at the American Public Health Association’s 152nd Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN from October 27 to October 30. Some topics include acupuncture for PTSD, process evaluation of a health disparity reduction program in Nevada, community-based participatory…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was interviewed by Carolyn Beeler of the NPR News in the program, "The World," which was broadcasted on October 25. The interview was about the growing epidemic of gambling all over the world. Sharma shared his perspectives about individual-level and policy/environmental level…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “The advent of the fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in health promotion research” at the World Summit on Public Health and Health Sciences held in Bern, Switzerland held between October 14 -16. The presentation was about the…