No images? Click here June 16, 2024 SPH This Week. Latest News, Research, and More DEAN'S NOTE Creating a healthier future means reckoning with the injustices of the past, writes Dean Sandro Galea in a new Dean's Note. Read the note. RESEARCHA new study led by Mary Willis found that participants in the BU-based preconception cohort study who lived in states where abortion was banned or severely restricted were less likely to share personal health information in a fertility tracking app, suggesting that concerns and confusion persist around the potential legal consequences of sharing reproductive health information in a post-Roe era. Read more.
New website makes it even easier to discover underreported US population health challenges and solutions Founded in 2016, Public Health Post is a daily population health magazine written by public health students and edited by experts. Our mission is to spotlight critical intersections in public health and social justice to advance conversations about health in communities across the United States. “ In answer to those who say addressing this history is too hard, too uncomfortable, it is important to remember that the reason the present is better than the past is because prior generations were willing to face the ugliness in our national story, to reckon with how we have fallen short of our highest ideals. DEAN SANDRO GALEA ” PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE AND IN-PERSONHiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street Join SPH for the sixth installment of our Teaching Public Health series, cohosted with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. This discussion will reflect on how academic public health can act on the Framing the Future 2030 recommendations to better prepare the next generation of public health professionals. RESEARCHA study led by Leonardo Martinez suggests that countries should prioritize treatment for exposed individuals with evidence of TB infection, regardless of age—except in high-burden settings, where all exposed individuals should be considered for treatment. Read more.
In the Media.NEW YORK TIMESQuotes Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & justice. THE GUARDIANQuotes Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law. BOSTON GLOBEQuotes Monica Wang, associate professor of community health sciences. NPRMentions research led by Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health. WBURMentions research by alum Beth Haley (SPH'23), and Wendy Heiger-Bernays, clinical professor of environmental health. BAY STATE BANNERQuotes Madeleine Scammell, associate professor of environmental health. Keep up with SPH on Instagram.Our SPH community has weighed in with a fantastic list of movie and TV series recommendations that highlight LGBTQIA+ stories. Check out the list here! Explore more and join the SPH community. |