SPH This Week.
July 10, 2022
Must Reads.
RESEARCH
From May 2020 to January 2021, proportions of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively, according to a new study led by Elaine Nsoesie and alum Mark Hernandez (SPH'21).
LGBTQ+ HEALTHAlum Rachael Sorcher (SPH’21) reported this story as an MPH student and 2021 Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Fellow exploring how transgender and nonbinary healthcare workers, such as Candace Nguyen (pictured), are helping TGNB patients as they seek gender-affirming care. |
SCHOOL NEWSAs new Junior Faculty Fellows at BU's Hariri Institute for Computing, Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Shariq Mohammed, assistant professor of biostatistics, will further their research and connect with other experts in the computational and data sciences field. |
RESEARCH
A new study co-led by Lindsay Farrer could provide more insight into why Alzheimer's disease is more prevalent in women.
Think. Teach. Do.
EDUCATION
Designed by alum Mallory Cyr (SPH'15), the new course expands beyond the traditional lens of only addressing the needs of children with special healthcare needs to center equity, justice, and disability at all stages of life.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTStates that decriminalized or legalized marijuana significantly reduced arrest rates among both Black and White youth, writes PHP fellow Barbara Espinosa. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEIn this PHX webinar, Sarah Lipson discusses three lessons learned from her extensive research on the mental health needs and service utilization of college students. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
In the last installment of Public Health Post's series on criminalization and stigma among sex workers, PHP fellow Bethany Hallenborg speaks with Bella Blue, a New Orleans sex worker, about her experiences working in the industry for the past 15 years, the issues sex workers face in the US, and the exacerbation of these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the Media.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health.
VOX
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
US NEWS
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Quotes Amelia Wesselink, research assistant professor of epidemiology.
NBC10 BOSTON
Interview with Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.
TASK & PURPOSE
Quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health.
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More salads, less McDonald’s—during the first year of #COVID19, tweets about fast food and #alcohol dropped, while tweets about healthy foods increased, according to new research by alum Mark Hernandez and Prof. @ensoesie. Read more: https://ctt.ec/fntcr+
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