Over 30 presentations will be made by NYU faculty, students and staff at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association November 7 - 11th in Philadelphia. This year, approximately 60 faculty and researchers as well as 13 students from the NYU Master's Program in Global Public Health will present their work. For detailed information and abstracts, visit the conference website.

Global MPH student Ivana Chapcakova contributed to the recent report "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Domestic Violence in the United States in 2008" published by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. Ivana's contributions focused on the New York City data and the entire report can be accessed here.

Global MPH student Segufta Dilshad presented at the 20th World Diabetes Congress this past week in Montreal. Her presentation, "Need Assessment for Financial Support of People with Diabetes: A Case Study of a Developing Country like Bangladesh" described resent rsearch to identify the need for and sources of financial support for persons with diabetes who have low-incomes. The complete abstract can be found online (P-1710).