Boston University School of Public Health

SPH This Week

July 12, 2020

Research

Remdesivir Could Save More Lives Where ICUs Are Overwhelmed

By reducing the time COVID patients spend in the ICU, remdesivir could save thousands of lives per month in South Africa as the country’s cases peak.

Q&A

‘The Health Needs and Rights of Women Are Expendable’

The Supreme Court ruled on July 8 that employers can refuse to provide insurance coverage for birth control on religious or moral grounds. Health law experts Wendy Mariner and Nicole Huberfeld weigh in.

School News

Global Health Diversity & Inclusion Committee Promotes Equity through Difficult Conversations

Pawandeep Kaur and Thomas Lee Jr., alums and Department of Global Health staff members, formed SPH’s first department-level D&I committee to encourage faculty and staff discussion on inclusion and representation.

Research

Looking for the Mothers: Grief Counselors in Zambia Trying to Connect with Bereaved Parents

Collecting data at a morgue in Lusaka, the Zambia Pertussis/RSV Infant Mortality Estimation Study team developed a detailed grief counseling protocol and script to structure their conversations with family members.

Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight: Candice Belanoff

Candice Belanoff, clinical associate professor of community health sciences, is dedicated to closing the racial gaps that contribute to inequities in infant and maternal mortality in the US.

Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Melanie Gilreath Chaisson

Melanie Gilreath Chaisson, budget and financial analyst at SPH, helps departments navigate their spending, and streamlines student scholarship processes with the BUMC Office of Student Financial Services.

Research

Nearly Half of US Youth Have Been Stalked/Harassed by Partners

Family and neighborhood risk factors show that dating abuse prevention can’t just focus on individuals.

PHX

Elizabeth Lewis Can Help You Uncover Hidden Insights from Data

Lewis, a data analyst at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, teaches data dashboarding techniques and how to use Excel to support health program decisions with the virtual Summer Institute program.

Public Health Post