Cugini currently serves as communications strategist for CommunicateHealth, Inc. where he assists in the dissemination plans for health communication projects for agencies like the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Secretary. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Aultman College where he teaches classes on Population Health. Cugini has been recently honored with the 40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Award by the Boston Congress of Public Health, which recognizes “the next generation of leaders who inspire a more just and equitable world”. He also was appointed ...

What year did you graduate from the College of Public Health - and what is your degree? I graduated in 2021 with a Master of Public Health, with a Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration. In a nutshell, what do you do? I work as an animal therapy activity coordinator with the Mayo Clinic. My role is responsible for oversight of the Caring Canines and Facility-Based Service Dog programs at the Rochester, Minnesota campus. Caring Canines is a program where registered or certified volunteer therapy animal handlers bring their animal partners to visit hospital patients. The Facility-...

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