Nancy Epstein
Associate Professor
Community Health and Prevention
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
"Professor Nancy E. Epstein serves as an Associate Professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health since 2000. She has worked in the field of public health for 36 years. Originally trained as a community health educator, she has held leadership positions in health policy and legislation, advocacy, community organizing, non-profit management, and public health education. Her work has spanned a diverse range of topics, including health care for underserved communities, health insurance disparities, patients’ rights in managed care, long term care, hunger, nutrition, physical and intellectual disabilities, oral health, health promotion and sustainable agriculture. She is a trained mediator, facilitator, and has done extensive training in group dynamics. "
Research Interest
Health disparities, Faith and health
Publications
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"Aching Teeth and Vanishing Dreams: The Dental Problems of Philadelphia’s At-Risk Children and Youth, Drexel University School of Public Health (March 2003) "
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"People with Developmental Disabilities and Oral Health in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A Research Report to the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council (October 2006) "
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"""Three Jewish Lenses for Work and Healthâ€, a chapter in Judaism and Health: A Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources, edited by Jeff Levin, Ph.D. and Michele Prince, MSW, MAJS, (2013) "
