In conjunction with National Public Health Week, the Public Health Hero Awards were
established in 2007 to honor students, alumni, faculty, and community members who
demonstrate outstanding leadership on public health issues, community service and
public health research. We recognize these individuals for activities which support
the TUC Public Health Program’s vision for reducing health inequities and improving
the health conditions of underserved communities.
Congrats to Angela Upshaw, a graduate of the TUC Public Health Program, on her new
role as Director of Programs at the Berkeley Food and Housing Project!
Congrats to Catalina Jarero, MPH class of 2022 Catalina was awarded the CA Department of Public Health's California Epidemiologic
Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) Fellowship (https://www.grants.ca.gov/.../california-epidemiologic.../). She will start her fellowship work this summer at the El Dorado County Department
of Public Health.
Our Fall 2021 Social Justice in Public Health Speakers Series focused on the complex
intersections between the COVID-19 pandemic, structural racism, and inequities in
mental health.
Congratulations Katherine Ku, DO/MPH Class of 2022, on receiving the 2021 United States
Excellence in Public Health Award!
Ms. Ku is also TUC's first student Fulbright Scholar. Read more about her focus on
closing gaps in care in rural Ethiopia at TUC's The Record.
Marganick Bien-Aime, Joint MSPAS/MPH Class of 2022, Named Schweitzer Fellow
Ms. Bien-Aime will focus on developing a meditation-based curriculum centered around
stressors of racism and sexism that black women face. Read more at TUC's The Record.
Deans, directors, and chairs at schools and programs of public health in public and
private California universities share this open letter urging members of the California
university community to take an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available.
* The information contained in this letter is the opinion of the Touro University
California Public Health Program and does not constitute medical advice. Please contact
your healthcare provider with any questions or concerns.
Public Health Research
Public Health Program faculty, students and alumni make significant contributions
to research in recent national and international forums. Learn more!
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