Category: Epidemiology

Horney receives National Academies appointment

July 12, 2021 Written by CHS Staff | Photo by Ashley Barnas

As of July 2021, Jennifer Horney, founding director of the Epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences, was appointed to the Gulf Research Program, Enhancing Community Resilience (EnCoRe) Committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Gulf Research Program’s EnCoRe Program, focused on the gulf regions of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, aims to establish criteria for selecting participating communities for a multi-year community engagement initiative to enhance health and community resilience at a local level. This process will involve examining previous and current community engagement nationally, and discussing the opportunities and challenges of applying the committee's selection criteria, along with the possible advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide independent, objective advice to inform current and future policy, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society to find the best path forward.  


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