Health Management and Policy News
Plugged in to Public Health: The impacts of relaxed staff training and licensing requirements on nursing homes
Lauren welcomes Gulrukh Mehboob for a discussion about the impacts of relaxed staff training and licensing requirements on nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gul is a Fulbright PhD scholar at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, studying health workforce policy, particularly in long-term care settings. Published July 10, 2025
Whitney Zahnd comments on potential impacts of Medicaid cuts on rural hospitals
Whitney Zahnd, assistant professor of health management and policy, recently talked about the potential impacts of new federal legislation on rural hospitals. (WOI-TV) Published July 10, 2025
Zahnd to lead collaboratory focused on rural cancer survivorship research
Whitney Zahnd, assistant professor of health management and policy, has been selected to establish a new collaboratory dedicated to advancing rural cancer survivorship research. Published July 10, 2025
Plugged in to Public Health: Changing the global health paradigm
In this episode, Lauren talks with Dr. Shadi Saleh (01PhD in health management and policy), the founding director of the Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut. Published June 10, 2025