First, BC highlights Dr. Stacey Daughters and her work on addictions in their "Faculty Focus." Here's an excerpt from the article (read the full article here and photo courtesy of Between the Columns):
“It’s a challenging time both physically and emotionally, and a period when people are most prone to relapse,” says Stacey Daughters, assistant professor of public and community health and director of the Stress, Health and Addictions Research laboratory in the School of Public Health.
Research by Daughters is providing new tools for counselors to identify and treat those most likely to quit drug or alcohol treatment within the first few weeks. Experts have long recognized that clients remaining in treatment for at least 90 days have a much better chance of remaining clean and sober.
Over the past four years, Daughters—in collaboration with Carl Lejuez, professor of psychology—has been studying clients at the Harbor Light Center, an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility in Washington, D.C., run by the Salvation Army.
The Maryland researchers are investigating a concept known as distress tolerance, which measures the inability to tolerate intense emotional discomfort without reverting to avoidant or impulsive behavior, including drug and alcohol abuse.
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In the second piece published in May, BC discusses the recent Seat Pleasant Health Fair organized and run by Dr. Sharon Desmond's Community Health class. Here's an excerpt of the article (full version here):
As skies cleared over Goodwin Park for Seat Pleasant Day, crowds milled about several tables manned by university students, learning about Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes, punching a bag as a stress reliever and playing a health trivia game.
While residents at the eighth annual event were learning more about wellness and available health resources, the students from Sharon Desmond’s HLTH 391 Principles of Community Health were learning too.
They organized every facet of health fair portion of the May 2 event, getting a real-life lesson in community organizing, assessing a population needs, and matching needs to available resources.
“It was a great assignment for students to participate in as it allows them to learn first-hand how to plan, implement and evaluate a program,” says Desmond, associate professor in the Department of Public and Community Health. “These are important skills for public and community health professionals to develop.”
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