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SPH This Week

March 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
COVID-19 and the Weeks Ahead
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Programs
 
Law and the Health of Populations
 
 
Mar 30
4 to 6 p.m.
 
 
Online
 
Politics, Health, and Coronavirus
 
 
Apr 2
4 to 5 p.m.
 
 
Online
 
 
 
 
Q&A
 
 
 
‘Law, in All Its Manifestations, Creates and Shapes Health’
 
Ahead of a Dean’s Seminar, the authors of the newest edition of Public Health Law on preparing students for a changing and ever more important field.
 
 
Research
 
 
Added Sugar Affects Cholesterol
 
Sugar-sweetened beverages raise cardiovascular disease risk not only from weight gain, but also by reducing “good” cholesterol and increasing triglycerides.
 
School News
 
 
Practicums Are 'Powerful Part of MPH Program'
 
Students gain real-world knowledge and skills through practicums in hospitals, nonprofits, government, and more, often alongside SPH alums.
 
 
In Focus: COVID-19
 
Recently at SPH
 
 
‘Everyone Is Essential to Victory Over This Virus and Over Its Consequences’
 
In the second event of the Coronavirus Seminar Series, experts on the mental health consequences of mass traumatic events discussed ways to reduce the psychological harm of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
In the Time of COVID-19: Public Health Perspectives from the Field
 
In these times, I am reminded of my colleagues who live and work in developing countries, where healthcare resources are limited and social distancing is a luxury.
 
PHX
 
 
Free Associations Podcast: COVID-19
 
The gang paused their usual format this week to discuss how they are all dealing with the changes that have come about due to COVID-19.
 
 
School News
 
 
Professor Pens Chapter in New Book on ACA
 
In The Trillion Dollar Revolution, Nicole Huberfeld examines the complicated federal-state relationship in the implementation of the ACA over the past 10 years.
 
 
PHX
 
 
Summer Institute: Monitoring and Evaluating Public Health Programs
 
Are public health interventions working? Learn how to ensure that programs improve lives and build healthy populations.
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Scripts after School Shootings
 
School shootings in America have become something of a new norm, yet little is known about how survivors cope over the following months and years.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
New York Times
 
You Can Help Break the Chain of Transmission — interview with Helen Jenkins, assistant professor of biostatistics.
 
 
WGBH News
 
College Students Face Loneliness While Stuck on Deserted Campuses — quotes Sarah Lipson, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Vox
 
What Does “Shelter in Place” Really Mean? — interview with Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley Professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
 
 
NPR
 
Postal Workers Say They Lack Supplies, Training to Protect Themselves from Virus — quotes Christopher Gill, associate professor of global health.
 
 
CommonWealth Magazine
 
Those on Margins Will Bear Brunt of Virus Toll — interview with Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
WBUR
 
BU Global Health Prof.: Mass. Curve Is about 11 Days behind New York — interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
 
 
WCBS News Radio
 
Daily Tips for Healthy Living from Pat Farnack — interview with Michael Stein, professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Women's Health
 
Is the Novel Coronavirus Deadly? A Doctor Explains the COVID-19 Mortality Rate — quotes Natasha Hochberg, associate professor of epidemiology.
 
 
CommonWealth Magazine
 
2 Takes on How to Protect Our Health and Democracy — opinion co-authored by David Jones, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
View all media posts
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
DEAN’S SEMINAR—Law and the Health of Populations
 
Monday, March 30, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, online.
 
 
Student Senate General Body Meeting
 
Monday, March 30, 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm, online.
 
 
COVID-19: Community Conversations with Dean Sandro Galea
 
Tuesday, March 31, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, online.
 
 
Facebook Live "Ask Me Anything" with Dean Sandro Galea
 
Wednesday, April 1, 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm, online.
 
 
DEAN’S SEMINAR: CORONAVIRUS SEMINAR SERIES—Politics, Health, and Coronavirus
 
Thursday, April 2, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, online.
 
 
View full SPH calendar
 
 
 
 
 
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