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CHAS Fellows, Committee Members, and speakers are multi-disciplinary experts stemming from the fields of social work, medicine, business, and more. In addition to CHAS-sponsored events and announcements, CHAS is also proud to showcase some of its fellows' recent contributions to healthcare administration knowledge in the news feed below. Sign Up for CHAS News
Preventing Depression for African American Girls Living in Poverty
A new intervention for depression prevention encourages positive relationships between African American mothers and daughters who are living in urban poverty. CHAS Fellow Alida Bouris and colleagues tested the "Mother-Daughter Project" through focus groups and an open...
Managing Bias and Cohort Effect in Breast Cancer Research
Many factors play a role in the development of breast cancer in women, but the greatest predictor is the presence of mutations in tumor-suppressing genes (BRCA1/BRCA2). Nevertheless, there remains a skepticism surrounding the statistical correlation between such...
Pharmaceutical Policy Reform
At a time when congressional investigators are looking into the pricing practices of pharmaceutical companies, CHAS Fellow Rena M. Conti and her colleague Meredith B. Rosenthal review proposed policies for making prescription medications more affordable in the United...