Boston University School of Public Health's latest news, upcoming events, and announcements.
 
 
October 4, 2020
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
Public Health. Now Is the Time.
 
 
 
Upcoming Public Health Conversation
 
Stopping Suicide: A Population Health Approach to Preventing Suicide (Part 2 of 3)
 
 
OCT 8
1 to 2:30 p.m.
 
 
Online
 
 
 
 
Research
 
 
Streamlining PTSD Diagnosis with Machine Learning
 
Among veterans, the “gold standard” diagnostic assessment for PTSD could be shortened. Different items in the diagnostic proved less important for male or for female veterans.
 
 
Research
 
 
COVID Has Likely Tripled Depression Rates in the US
 
An estimated 27.8 percent of adults had depression symptoms as of mid-April, compared to 8.5 percent before the pandemic. The biggest increase in depression symptoms is among people with less income and savings.
 
Research
 
 
Rural Gun Suicide Risks Shaped by Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors
 
Targeting areas with high opioid and firearm use may be a better strategy for prevention.
 
 
Public health Post
 
 
Profile: Dévora Kestel
 
Ahead of the October 8 panel of "Stopping Suicide: A Population Health Approach to Preventing Suicide," Kestel defines mental health and summarizes access to mental healthcare services globally in the time of COVID-19.
 
 
PHX
 
 
Mental Health Stigma: Addressing Student Needs on Campus
 
In this webinar, Sarah Lipson examines different forms of stigma, relationships between stigma and mental health service utilization, and trends in stigma over time.
 
Activist Lab
 
 
Students Create Community Change in Activist Lab Fellowships
 
Moneesha Dasgupta, Carol (CJ) Bigsby, and Cheyenne Bailey are working on projects that address substance use, patient-centered care, and the impact of COVID-19.
 
 
Featured Faculty
 
 
Professor Leads Research on Gun Violence, Alcohol Policies
 
Since joining SPH in 2010, Ziming Xuan has studied the impact of national and global policies that aim to reduce substance use and firearm violence.
 
 
Public Health Post
 
 
PHPod Episode 8: Antiracism and the Public’s Health
 
Ibram X. Kendi reflects on COVID-19, the history of health disparities, freedom, and his best-selling book, How to Be an Antiracist.
 
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Slate
 
How the 6-Feet Rule Can Lead Us Astray — opinion by Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd, assistant professor of environmental health; Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health; Thomas Webster, professor of environmental health; Jennifer Weuve, associate professor of epidemiology; and Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
 
 
The Hill
 
Five Environmental Policy Questions That Should Be Asked in the Presidential Debates — opinion co-authored by Jonathan Levy, professor and chair of environmental health.
 
 
Boston 25 News
 
National Survey Finds Low School COVID-19 Rates After First Week Back — interview with Brooke Nichols, assistant professor of global health.
 
 
Elemental
 
This College Student Headed Back to Campus. Then an Epidemiologist Rated Her Every Move. — interview with student Shagun Modi.
 
 
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Looking Ahead
 
 
COVID-19: Community Conversations
 
Tuesday, October 6, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Online.
 
 
Virtual Open Office Hour with Dean Andrade
 
Tuesday, October 6, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Online.
 
 
Virtual Open Office Hour with Dean Lazic
 
Wednesday, October 7, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Online.
 
 
Stopping Suicide: A Population Health Approach to Preventing Suicide (Part 2 of 3)
 
Thursday, October 8, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Online.
 
 
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