Macalester, Johns Hopkins Take 1st in 2018 Public Health Scholar Bowl

Sixteen teams of undergraduate public health students from across the United States competed in the 2018 Public Health Scholar Bowl at Saint Louis University on April 14.

Now in its sixth year, the Scholar Bowl is an opportunity for undergraduate students to test their public health knowledge, connect with their peers, and compete for cash prizes of up to $1,000 in a quiz bowl competition and a case study challenge.

This year, the case study and keynote topics focused on global health, specifically on health disparities in low and middle income countries.

“But, as you continue your studies and enter your public health career, remember that global is local and poorer areas in your own cities may face similar problems to those abroad,” added Thomas Burroughs, Ph.D., dean of the College for Public Health and Social Justice, in his welcoming remarks at the event.

The 2018 case study competition winners were:

• 1st place – Macalester College
• 2nd place – Lindenwood College

Quiz bowl competition winners:

• 1st place – Johns Hopkins University
• 2nd place – Ohio State University

This year’s keynote speaker was Rhonda BeLue, Ph.D, who spoke about her work in Senegal with communicable disease management.

A record number of teams participated this year, including:

• Baldwin Wallace University
• Brown University
• DePaul University
• Eastern Illinois University
• George Washington University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Kent State University
• Lindenwood University
• Macalester College
• Mercyhurst University
• Ohio State University
• Saint Louis University
• Temple University
• Truman State University
• The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The Public Health Scholar Bowl is an annual, student-organized event hosted in April by Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice.

For more information, email publichealthbowl@slu.edu or visit the website.