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SPH This Week

February 23, 2020
 
 
 
Research
 
 
More Teens Coming Out, But Suicide Attempts Still High
 
The proportion of high schoolers identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning doubled from 2009 to 2017, but they were more than three times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers.
 
 
Research
 
 
Late Fall May Be Best Time of Year to Try to Conceive
 
After accounting for when couples are most likely to start trying to conceive, chances of conceiving quicker are best in late fall and early winter, especially in Southern states.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Testifies on Alcohol Sales Initiative
 
David Jernigan testified before a Massachusetts joint congressional committee that lifting limits on alcohol sales would increase violent crime.
 
 
Viewpoint
 
 
Taking Stock of Democracy, Voting, and Health
 
One hundred years after women gained the right to vote, contemporary barriers to voting still prevent them from shaping a representative government that values their health.
 
 
PHX
 
 
Applying Lean Management Basics with Alum Jonathan Modest
 
Healthcare organizations are complex—and made even more so by the human factors that drive them. Lean Management strategy can help tackle their complicated problems.
 
Public Health Post
 
 
Is Health Care the New Manufacturing?
 
Health systems have replaced manufacturing as the largest employer in the US, providing “good jobs” for women without a college degree.
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
New York Times
 
The Health System We’d Have If Economists Ran Things — opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management; quotes Michael Stein, professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
JAMA Health Forum
 
What Is Next in the Health Care Reform Debate after New Hampshire? — opinion by David Jones, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Business Insider
 
Privacy Law Covering Most Medical Care May Not Apply in Schools — quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences.
 
 
New Scientist
 
Babies Are More Likely to Be Conceived in Autumn but We Don’t Know Why — quotes Amelia Wesselink, postdoctoral associate in epidemiology.
 
 
Week in Health Law Podcast
 
Episode 176: Blockheads. Guests: Nicole Huberfeld and Rachel Sachs — interview with Nicole Huberfeld, professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
 
 
Full Bloom Podcast
 
Episode 51: How Does Gender Identity Intersect with Body Positivity? — interview with Allegra Gordon, assistant professor of community health sciences.
 
 
Salon
 
Questions Remain about Using Treated Sewage on Farms — quotes Laura Orlando, adjunct assistant professor of environmental health.
 
 
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Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
Karen Smith, a Remembrance
 
Monday, February 24, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Student Senate General Body Meeting
 
Monday, February 24, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, L109A-B.
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty and Staff
 
Tuesday, February 25, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Faculty Senate Meeting
 
Tuesday, February 25, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm, Crosstown 305.
 
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
 
Wednesday, March 4, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room.
 
 
Spring Recess
 
Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 13.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Seattle—Education and Health
 
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street, Seattle, WA.
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty and Staff
 
Tuesday, March 17, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Washington, D.C—Legislation for a Healthier World
 
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
 
 
Staff Senate Meeting
 
Wednesday, March 18, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Alice Bisbee Conference Room 922.
 
 
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