Boston University School of Public Health

SPH This Week

April 26, 2020

Messages from the Dean

Preparing for Fall, a New World for Education

Our New Associate Dean of Practice

Upcoming Signature Programs

Working Together to Advance Health Equity

Apr 29

1 to 2:30 p.m.

Online

Coronavirus Seminar Series—After COVID-19: (Re)Building Resilient Cities

Apr 30

4 to 5 p.m.

Online

Research

For COVID-19 Patients, Breathing Easier Could Be as Simple as Flipping Over

MS student Nicholas Bosch leads a trial of “proning” less severe coronavirus patients at Boston Medical Center, in hopes of keeping them from getting sicker and needing ventilators.

School News

‘Bringing the Community Together to Help People's Greatest Needs’

Lora Sabin is on the board of the Watertown Community Foundation, which raised more than $70,000 for families in need.

School News

Student Named 2020 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Fellow

MPH student Kayla Hui will examine the exploitative labor practices and mental health issues of Chinese immigrant truck drivers.

Research

A Zero-Emissions Boston Could Save 288 Lives and $2.4 Billion Annually

Air pollution from just the City of Boston contributes to nearly as many deaths across the region as car crashes do, as well as non-fatal cardiovascular and respiratory disease and days of missed work.

Q&A

‘We Have to Be Able to Walk the Talk’

Ahead of a Public Health Forum, Antonia Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, on nurses’ unique role in reducing healthcare disparities.

PHX

Turning Assumptions into Knowledge with Mathematical Models

Join Eleanor Murray for a free, one-hour webinar on the basics of mathematical modeling and the assumptions required to learn about causal effects, at noon on Thursday, April 30.

Reflection

Remote Teaching Reflections: Candice Belanoff

Beyond places of instruction, remote classes are safe and informal spaces for students to find solidarity as they deal with the coronavirus crisis in different ways.

Spotlight

Staff Spotlight: Beverley Heinze-Lacey

As director of the School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD), Beverly Heinze-Lacey collaborates with the Activist Lab and other SPH-affiliated units to train school nurses and others working to improve children's health.

Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight: Howard Cabral

Howard Cabral, professor of biostatistics, has conducted research with BUMC colleagues on end-of-life care, children with autism, genetic counseling, mental health and substance use, and more.

Public Health Post

Profile: Janet Currie

Janet Currie, president of the American Society of Health Economics, on the consequences of COVID-19 and how the pandemic will affect child mental health.

Recently at SPH

‘COVID-19 Is Not Just a Disease, It’s a Story’

At this week's Coronavirus Seminar, a panel of communications researchers and practitioners explored the roles that media and social media have played in shaping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.