Boston University School of Public Health

SPH This Week

December 6, 2020

Upcoming Public Health Conversation

Public Health, Medicine, and Poverty

DEC 10

4:30 to 6 p.m.

Online

Research

What Do Women Want from HIV Prevention Programs?

In a new study, Black and Latina women in high-HIV-risk communities voice the need for structural approaches to preventing HIV infection.

Alumni News

‘We Are All Working Towards the Same Goals’

Rachel Mitrovich, director of Global Vaccines Public Policy at Merck, says public health efforts to curb vaccine-preventable illnesses should emphasize equitable access to care.

School News

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‘Enough Is Enough’

MPH student Omobolanle Adams is organizing demonstrations in Boston to support the #ENDSARS movement, which calls for widespread reform and an end to police brutality in Nigeria.

Public Health Post

PHPod Episode 10: A Resolve to Save Lives

Cyrus Shahpar, director of the Prevent Epidemics Team at the Resolve to Save Lives, puts forward his definition of epidemic intelligence, and what we can learn from the response to Ebola.

Staff Profile

Joining SPH ‘Was a No-Brainer’

Marie Daniel, career advisor and relationship manager, guides MS and MPH students as they prepare for post-graduate positions in data analysis, research, and more.

Public Health Post

Profile: Kenyon Farrow

On World AIDS Day, Kenyon Farrow, a writer, editor, and strategist, gives perspective to HIV in the time of COVID-19.

PHX

Alcohol Policy and COVID: Who Is Minding the Stores?

On January 5, join us for a free, one-hour Winter Institute webinar on what we know about changes in alcohol consumption and policies since the beginning of the pandemic.