Patrick Baron

Assistant Professor Western Carolina University

  • Cullowhee NC

Patrick Baron's work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity.

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Biography

Patrick Baron is a public health researcher, teacher, scholar and organizer. Dr. Baron earned an MSPH in Occupational and Environmental Health and a PhD in Environmental Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. His work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity, particularly those issues related to food systems and substance use disorder. His current work focuses on the regional health of southern Appalachian communities and of Western North Carolina.

Areas of Expertise

Social Determinants of Health
Mixed-Methods Research and Study Design
Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology
Community Health Disparities

Accomplishments

Davidson College Engaged Scholarship Award for Community-Based Learning

2019

Justice Equality and Community Mellon Grant Awardee

2019

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Award Recipient

2018

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Education

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ph.D.

Environmental Health Sciences

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

M.S.

Occupational and Environmental Health

Wesleyan University

B.A.

English

Media Appearances

AAUW WCU hosts Dr. Patrick Baron

Zoom  online

2021-09-01

Dr. Patrick Baron's recent presentation on Current Epidemiological Trends in COVID-19.

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If approved by the government, should NC schools mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for students?

Fay Observer  online

2020-09-23

How easily a disease spreads and how severe its symptoms develop are key factors when deciding if a vaccine should be mandated, said Patrick Baron, program director of the school of health sciences at Western Carolina University.

“If we’re following historical precedent, most likely when you have a safe and clinically proven vaccine out there, then the health community can and should call for it to be mandated with reasonable exceptions,” he said.

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Articles

Trends in Public and Global Health Education among Nationally Recognized Undergraduate Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States

Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2018

Home Environmental Contamination is Associated with Community-Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Re-colonization in Treated Patients

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

2017

Microbial Food Safety in the Maryland Direct-to-Consumer Poultry Supply Chain

BioRxiv

2019

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