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Dr. Peiyin Hung, University of South Carolina

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Peiyin Hung is an assistant professor in health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. Hung was named a Breakthrough Research Star at University of South Carolina in 2023 and a National Rural Health Association Policy Fellow in 2019.

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Social Drivers of Health Are Affecting Your Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’ve answered questions about these issues at least twice a year during standard check-ups, and when I was pregnant, I answered also a few every time I went to the hospital for an ultrasound. Because these factors impact quality of life, functioning, and overall wellbeing. Then do it again each subsequent term.

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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My Hung earned her Ph.D.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences, mentions the bachelor’s degree in health services management, which began in fall 2019 in response to career interests of students in the health sciences and biological sciences. Pendley notes that someone with an MPH can run a health department or a hospital.

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The Dark Legacy of Elite University Medical Centers

Higher Education Inquirer

(Image: Mass General is Harvard University Medical School's teaching hospital.) Support staffsuch as janitors, food service workers, custodians, and administrative assistantsare often invisible but essential to the functioning of these hospitals and research institutions.

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UC Riverside's new policing model includes safety officers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“If we have a student who has a mental health crisis and they need to go to the hospital, they don’t have to ride in the police car. “We want to offer them some sort of service, whether it’s a soda or some water, a piece of chocolate, blanket or some socks. Other cities, including Oakland, Calif.,

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Counseling centers triage students by mental health needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Triaging Students The principle behind such screening processes is much the same as triage in a hospital emergency room, where medical professionals assess the nature and urgency of a patient’s needs. As requests for mental health services have skyrocketed on campuses, triage systems have become a popular tool for managing demand.

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