LOMA LINDA, Calif. — March 25, 2026 — Today, the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College, in partnership with Loma Linda University Health, launched the Health Assessments and Rapid Transformation (HEART) Initiative in San Bernardino County, California. The five-year initiative aims to reduce cardiovascular disease by building community-based...
The Meharry Medical College School of Global Health (SGH) is pleased to introduce Lynn C. Todman, Ph.D., as Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Population Health. Dr. Todman brings more than a decade of executive health equity leadership experience to SGH, most recently serving as Vice President of...
This World AIDS day we sat down with School of Global Health student, Princess Jauan Durbin, a dedicated global health equity scholar and nationally recognized HIV prevention leader. From shaping youth-centered systems change to advancing person-centered sexual health strategies across the South, Princess brings a powerful commitment to ending the...
Nashville, TN — On Monday, December 1, 2025, Meharry Medical College and its Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) will commemorate World AIDS Day with a campus-wide event in the Cal Turner Family Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the...
There is ongoing uncertainty about our country’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides critical food assistance to 41 million Americans – 700,000 of these Americans live in Tennessee. Many in our community may be at risk of experiencing food insecurity as the government shutdown lingers. HOW TO HELP We...
Five years, three cities and one mission to address cardiovascular disease, the nation’s leading cause of death NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 3, 2025) – The School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College, in partnership with Novartis, today announced the launch of Health Assessments and Rapid Transformation (HEART), a five-year initiative...
A seasoned public health leader with more than 20 years of experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Leslie Ann Dauphin, Ph.D. joins the School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College this fall. As a faculty member in the Political Determinants of Health department, Dr. Dauphin...
The School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College is proud to announce that Amera Khan, DrPH, has joined as an Associate Professor of Global Health for the Department of Population Health, bringing over 20 years of global and domestic public health experience to our community. Dr. Khan has served...
The Meharry Medical College Center for Women’s Health Research is mobilizing African American women with a mother, daughter or sister who has been diagnosed with breast cancer to participate discussion groups. Did you know Black women have a 31% mortality – the highest among any U.S. racial or ethnic group?...
