Social Determinants of Health | George Mason University

Study finds correlation between number of tobacco retailers and prevalence of tobacco use in Virginia counties

August 25, 2022

A new study from Hong Xue and colleagues shows that the county-level association between tobacco retailers and adult smokers can be largely explained by several social determinants of health, including mental and physical health.
Global and Community Health Students ‘Take Over’ This is Public Health’s Social Media

February 8, 2022
Mason’s College of Health and Human Services Joins Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 09:04

George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services has joined the Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network to collaborate on translational research whose goal is to improve health outcomes. The network is a collaboration between universities and diverse, community-based health care delivery systems in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Karen Brown

Mon, 06/17/2019 - 11:48

Ms. Karen Brown is the Director for the Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center (AHEC) at George Mason. She has over a decade experience in community and public health, working for regional teen tobacco prevention programs in eastern North Carolina, in addition to her years as a program coordinator and director with Texas AHEC.