About Sphere
Sphere is a magazine for alumni, partners, and supporters of the School of Public Health, offering news and in-depth features about the faculty, students, and initiatives that allow the School to thrive.
A printed edition of the magazine is published each winter, supplemented by online issues at sphere.llu.edu. Look for our next online edition in spring 2008.
In this issue
Dean's message: Dean goes green
Dr. David Dyjack challenges himself to try a vegetarian lifestyle. Read why.
Latinos and health care: beyond the mainstream
Dr. Juan Carlos Belliard studies the health care habits of the local Latino population in hopes of bridging the gap between mainstream health care and the communities it seeks to serve.
At every step: the National Children's Study
SPH professors are playing a key role in the local arm of an unprecedented research project: the National Children’s Study.
Giving efficiently: improving medical product donation
SPH geoinformatics expert Seth Wiafe studies medical product donations in Ghana in order to determine the most effective way for the donations system to function.
A local answer to a national problem
The Healthy Ontario Initiative seeks to empower the residents of Ontario, California, to take ownership of their health.
SPH trains Palau in pandemic flu preparedness
The School of Public Health provides preparedness training for pandemic influenza to the Republic of Palau.
Report from the field: innovation in rural Rwanda
During her field practicum, SPH student Kelly Winjum works with adult learners in Rwanda.
Introducing the new director of development
Dr. Randall Skoretz is looking forward to hearing from alumni.
