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COVID-19
SPH This Week | Special Edition
March 22, 2020
Dean's Note
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Thoughts on how we can mitigate the psychological consequences of the novel coronavirus.
Message from the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
What We Can All Do during COVID-19
Q&A
COVID-19: ‘We’re at the Beginning of a Rapidly Rising Curve’
Davidson Hamer on the new coronavirus in Massachusetts, and what the public needs to know.
School News
Professor Appointed to ABA’s COVID-19 Task Force
Wendy Mariner will participate on the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Legal Needs Arising Out of the 2020 Pandemic.
Q&A
‘Opportunity to Explore New Ways to Stay Connected’
Ilana Schlesinger provides tips for maintaining positivity and social connection.
School News
Stick Figures Fighting COVID-19
Eleanor Murray is creating infographics about the new coronavirus for Boston Medical Center patients, Twitter, and beyond.
Viewpoint
Rationing, Data, and the Ethics of Our Decisions
In the midst of today’s pandemic, I wish we still had Bill Bicknell. Here are three lessons from his last lecture that we should all revisit.
SPH Snapshot
Keeping Our Distance
SPH joined the rest of the Medical Campus in doing its part to combat the spread of COVID19.
SPH and COVID-19 in the Media
Published on 3/20/2020
Boston Globe
With Schools Out, Grandparents Step into the Child-Care Breach—but Is It Safe? — quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Published on 3/20/2020
US News & World Report
Closing the Health Gap to Fight Coronavirus — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
Published on 3/20/2020
The Week in Health Law
179. Don’t Let a Good Disaster Go to Waste. — interview with Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley professor of health law, ethics & human rights; and Michael Ulrich, assistant professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
Published on 3/20/2020
Fast Company
A Complete Guide to Coronavirus Charts: Be Informed, Not Terrified — opinion by alum Amanda Makulec.
Published on 3/20/2020
BuzzFeed News
Inside America’s First Coronavirus Containment Zone — interview with Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Published on 3/19/2020
NPR
Can Local Governments Enforce Quarantines? Should They? — quotes Michael Ulrich, assistant professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
Published on 3/19/2020
CNBC
What the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Can Teach Governments about Coronavirus — quotes Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
Published on 3/19/2020
WGBH News
Ali Noorani Condemns Trump’s Planned Immigration Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 — interview with alum Ali Noorani.
Published on 3/19/2020
WBUR
Doctors Answer Your Questions on Coronavirus — interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health; and Dean Sandro Galea.
Published on 3/17/2020
Boston Globe
How to Social Distance: What Experts Say Is Safe—and Not Safe—during the Coronavirus Outbreak — quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health; and Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
Published on 3/17/2020
Boston.com
An Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why the New Measures in Mass. Are Crucial for Battling Coronavirus — interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
Published on 3/17/2020
MSNBC
MPHA Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus & Equity — interview with Dean Sandro Galea.
Published on 3/17/2020
Cape Cod Times
Drive-thru Testing Sites for Virus Open on Cape Cod, Nantucket — quotes Donald Thea, professor of global health.
Published on 3/17/2020
Boston Globe
Mass. Increases Coronavirus Testing, ‘But It’s Not Nearly Enough,’ Some Say — quotes Robert Horsburgh, professor of epidemiology.
Published on 3/17/2020
Washington Post
The British Government’s Response to the Coronavirus Has Been a Disaster — opinion by Helen Jenkins, assistant professor of biostatistics.
Published on 3/16/2020
San Francisco Chronicle
Coronavirus Makes Homeless People Vulnerable like Never Before — quotes Michael Stein, professor of health law, policy & management.
Published on 3/16/2020
WBUR
A Coronavirus Expert on Gov. Baker’s New Emergency Measures — interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
Published on 3/16/2020
NBC News
Trump and States Have Broad Powers to Do ‘Extraordinary Things’ to Contain the Virus — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
Published on 3/16/2020
Fortune
4 Lessons from the Coronavirus — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
Published on 3/16/2020
Boston Globe
With Americans Hunkering Down, Some Wonder If Coronavirus Shutdowns Could Lead to a Baby Boom — quotes Lauren Wise, professor of epidemiology.
Published on 3/12/2020
Reason
Would Italian-Style Lockdowns to Curtail the Spread of Coronavirus Pass Legal Muster in the U.S.? — quotes Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley Professor of health law, ethics & human rights; and Michael Ulrich, assistant professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
SPH Signature Programs—Continuing the Conversation
School News
Continuing the Conversation
In the face of COVID-19, SPH continues to convene experts online.
Q&A
‘We Can End TB If We Put Our Minds to It’
Ahead of a Public Health Forum, Robert Horsburgh on bringing energy to the long—but winnable—global fight against tuberculosis.
Upcoming Signature Programs
TB: The Hidden Epidemic
Mar
24
4:30 to 6 p.m.
Online
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Mental Health in a Time of Crisis
Mar
26
4 to 5 p.m.
Online
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Law and the Health of Populations
Mar
30
4 to 6 p.m.
Online
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