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September 5, 2021

 
 
 

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From the Dean

SPH45: Global Health. Now Is the Time.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice: An Update

 

Must Reads.

 
 
 

RESEARCH

COVID-19 Is Most Transmissible 2 Days Before, 3 Days After Symptoms Appear

A new study also found that infected individuals are most likely to be asymptomatic if they contracted the virus from someone who was asymptomatic. 

 

SCHOOL NEWS

Global Health: Now Is the Time.

Faculty members in the Department of Global Health are at the forefront of multidisciplinary research and have addressed health challenges in more than 40 countries. 

 
 

RESEARCH 

Insulin Imports Are Not Meeting Countries' Needs

Only 20 countries have the capacity to manufacture insulin, which means that more than 170 countries—particularly those in Africa and Asia—are dependent on other countries for their insulin supply.

 
 

Upcoming Event.

 
 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION

Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret

 

        Thursday, September 9, 2021

 

        4:30 to 5:45 p.m.

 

        Online

 
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Featured Speaker.

 
 
 

@CATHFLOWERS

Catherine Coleman Flowers

The environmental and climate justice activist and author spoke to Public Health Post about the themes of her recent book, Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret.

 
 
 

Opinion.

 
 
 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

the turning point.

 
 

Telling Different Stories with the Same Data

 
 
 
 

Faculty Profile.

 
 
 

@JACOBBOR

Jacob Bor

The assistant professor in the Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology studies HIV treatment and prevention in southern Africa.

 
 

Think. Teach. Do.

 
 
 

SCHOOL NEWS

Student Receives HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship

Arneris Rojas, a 4+1 MPH student, received the Hospital Corporation of America award for her leadership qualities, academic achievements, community involvement, and commitment to healthcare management.

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Using Big Data for Public Health Research 

In a Practically Speaking video, Elaine Nsoesie, assistant professor of global health, discusses how to use data from internet sources to study population health in a practical and ethical way.

 

SCHOOL NEWS

SPH Snapshot: 2021 Student Orientation

Scenes from the 2021 Student Orientation, from campus tours and book talks, to introductory lectures and a student resource fair.

 
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In the Media.

 
 
 

NEW YORK TIMES

The Hard COVID-19 Questions We’re Not Asking

Article co-written by Helen Jenkins, associate professor of biostatistics

 

THRIVE GLOBAL

The Temptation of Moral Grandstanding 

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

 

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT

When Is a Person with COVID-19 Most Infectious? 

Quotes Leonardo Martinez, assistant professor of epidemiology

 

FORTUNE

Could the Delta Wave Peak Soon in the U.S., as Some Analysts Suggest?

Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology

 

BOSTON GLOBE

A Closely Watched Model Shows That COVID-19 Increases Could Be Coming to Mass. This Fall. Here Are Three Scenarios 

Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health

 
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A new study in @JAMAInternalMed, co-led by @LeoMarti_EpiTB, finds #COVID19 is most transmissible 2 days before and 3 days after symptoms appear and that individuals are most likely to be asymptomatic if infected by an asymptomatic person. Read more ➡ https://bit.ly/2UKc8M5

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