Sept. 29, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo OneClick.chat is a web-based video chat platform that provides users with easy, accessible ways to connect with others OneClick.chat, a video chat platform, announced positive outcomes in the study of older adults, with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI), who used their video chat technology to engage in social […]
Category: Community Health
Two new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students with disabilities
Oct. 02, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The grants will be focused on providing training to Special Education teachers and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors across Illinois Two new grants to researchers in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois will fund programs aimed at improving post-school employment outcomes for students with significant disabilities. […]
Wellness Ambassador Emily Grayburn talks about COVID and campus
Sept. 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wellness ambassadors support the University of Illinois’ COVID-19 educational compliance efforts by providing health resources to the university community. The College of Applied Health Sciences is proud to boast several students who are participating in the Wellness Ambassador program. Periodically, we’ll speak with a student about what they have encountered […]
Freshman Regan Toole talks about campus life during COVID-19
Sept. 17, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Freshmen are entering college in a unique environment, and that includes students in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The AHS communications staff spoke with new AHS students about campus life, why they decided to come to campus—or stay home—and how COVID-19 is changing […]
MPH students adapt, adjust to COVID-changed internships
Aug. 17, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo MPH students adapted remotely, showing resilience through pandemic-disrupted internships. Eleven students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences saw their Applied Practice Experiences this summer upended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But when they delivered their final reports on both their APEs […]
Paris Smith talks about her Applied Practice Experience change
Aug. 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer plans […]
Shivani Shah talks about her Applied Practice Experience change
July 21, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]
MPH student Mateo Solis Rueda discusses his APE change
July 10, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes affected their summer plans and […]
Expert Q&A: KCH’s Jeff Woods on COVID-19 and epidemiology questions
July 01, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask KCH professor Jeff […]
MPH student Kelly Licata talks about her Applied Practice Experience
July 15, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Students in the Master of Public Health program in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois have had to adjust their internships—known as Applied Practice Experiences—because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Periodically, we will speak with them about how those changes have affected their summer […]