SHIELD Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting School Nurses

Veteran school health professionals Karen Robitaille and Mary Jane O’Brien share insight into the pivotal role Boston University’s School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development has played in making state-mandated trainings and other resources available to Massachusetts school nurses. Read more.

RESEARCH

Living in Historically Redlined Neighborhoods May Reduce One’s Ability to Conceive

New studies led by Sharonda Lovett and Mary Willis are the first to examine how the decades-old discriminatory mortgage lending practice may contribute to current-day reproductive health problems, which disproportionately burden Black residents and other communities of color. Read more.

COMMENTARY

Global Gun Violence Research Requires a Multidisciplinary Approach

Research on firearm violence faces complex challenges that require collaborative efforts across continents to reduce the toll of this growing crisis, according to a new commentary in The Lancet by Adnan Hyder and Aisha Jafri. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

SPH Welcomes 11th Cohort of Public Health Post Fellows

Following a record number of applicants, the online publication welcomed four new fellows to the team in 2026: Priyanka Athalye, Kylee Cochran, Rylie Lillibridge, and Farah Nimeri. Read more.

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We’re fortunate in Massachusetts to have the structure we do around school health. We can create and deliver professional development specific to school nurses’ needs, and that’s a huge gift.

KAREN ROBITAILLE
SHIELD COLLABORATOR, ON SUCCESS OF LONG-RUNNING PROGRAM

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SCHOOL NEWS

SPH Plugs In: Fresh Picks for Spring

Members of the SPH community share their picks for several books and a song that they recommend to others in public health. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

The Sound of Survival, and the Silence of Survivorship

The end of childhood cancer treatment marks the beginning of a lifetime of care and health challenges that largely go unacknowledged, writes PHP fellow Aidan Stotz. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Living Longer, Sicker: Why Healthspan Must Catch Up to Lifespan

The widening gap between healthspan and lifespan reflects a clear paradox: we have extended life without consistently improving its quality, write Monica Wang, PHP editor-at-large, and Julia Carreon-Sanchez, guest author and high school student. Read more.

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In the Media.

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

Drug Recovery Is Now US National Policy. Campuses Need to Step Up

Op-ed by Noel Vest, assistant professor of community health sciences.

THE CONVERSATION

African Cities Are Diverse and Thriving, but Face Many Challenges. How to Make Them Healthier

Interview with Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health.

BOSTON GLOBE

Massachusetts ERs have a problem with mental heath ‘boarding,’ study finds

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

Men’s Lives Get Worse After Spousal Loss, Women’s Lives Generally Get Healthier

Quotes Koichiro Shiba, assistant professor of epidemiology.

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY

New Study Links Type 1 Diabetes with Dementia Risk

Quotes Jennifer Weuve, professor of epidemiology.

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