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Key Benefits of Pursuing Higher Education in Public Health

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Higher education in public health provides individuals with the opportunity to make a significant difference in the well-being of communities, both locally and globally. As health challenges continue to emerge, the need for qualified public health professionals becomes more pressing. These professionals help to prevent disease, promote health initiatives, and improve healthcare access for people around the world. Pursuing a degree in public health equips students with the skills, knowledge, and expertise required to tackle some of the most critical health issues facing society today.

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American killed in Mali grew up in North Jersey, worked to improve global health

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courtesy of Facebook Anita Datar

NOVEMBER 21, 2015, 9:01 AM    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2015, 11:51 PM
BY JOHN SEASLY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

A 41-year-old former Peace Corps volunteer and global-health specialist is the latest person with roots in North Jersey to become a victim of global terror.

Anita Ashok Datar, a graduate of Mount Olive High School and Rutgers University, was one of at least 19 people killed in Friday’s terror attack on a hotel in Mali, the State Department confirmed in a statement.

No other U.S. citizens were believed to have died in the attack, carried out by heavily armed Islamic extremists at a Radisson hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako.

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Datar, a resident of Takoma Park, Md., was the mother of a 7-year-old boy. She devoted her life to caring for and helping others, her family said.

“We are devastated that Anita is gone,” her family said in a statement issued through the State Department. “It’s unbelievable to us that she has been killed in this senseless act of violence and terrorism.”

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/american-killed-in-mali-grew-up-in-north-jersey-worked-to-improve-global-health-1.1460205