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October 30, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
Dean Sandro Galea discusses the importance of voting for a healthier world this November. Read the note.
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph Massaro, professor of biostatistics and a beloved math scholar, mentor, and friend, passed away on October 19.
RESEARCH
New research led by Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya suggests there is widespread overuse of antibiotics in India, largely due to the country's loose regulations of private drug manufacturing and sales. Read more.
STUDENT NEWSMPH student Dylan Gould wears many hats that support him in pursuing his public health interests outside of the classroom, from working as a research assistant and volunteering at a local hospital, to leading the student organization Mental Health Public Health Connections. Read more. |
RESEARCHThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences award will help fund David Sherr’s research into the mechanisms of immunosuppression in oral cancers. Learn more. |
WEDNESDAY
NOV
2
10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—JOIN US IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street
Urban planners and scholars will convene to discuss how cities can become sustainable, inclusive, and responsive to community needs.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Differences in flu vaccination rates across racial groups in the US are widening, as shown in a visualization from the Center for Antiracist Research. The findings by Elaine O. Nsoesie and Yukun Yang are part of a new PHP series focusing on structural racism and health, in collaboration with the center. Read more.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEThis Jan. 9 course teaches participants to how to create web-based Story Maps to share data on disease surveillance, chronic illness, political geography, public safety, and more. Taught by Scott Troppy, SPH alum and surveillance epidemiologist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the course includes a discounted price to celebrate five years of PHX. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTCancer treatment costs, even for those with health insurance, leave many patients with staggering debt and difficult choices, writes PHP fellow Hannah Tremont in a new Viewpoint. Read more. |
In the Media.
Quotes Michael Ulrich, assistant professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights.
Quotes Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
Mentions research led by Patricia Fabian, associate professor of environmental health and Madeleine Scammell, associate professor of environmental health.
Quotes Paul Shafer, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
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