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September 10, 2023
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
Excess deaths associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias dropped substantially among adults 65 and older in nursing homes, but remained high among seniors living at home, according to a new study by Maria Glymour and Ruijia Chen. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new report details the results of a unique community-engaged research project conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission in collaboration with SPH last summer. Read more.
STUDENT NEWSAs an intern at the nonprofit March of Dimes this summer, Hannah Jacobson submitted testimony at the State House in favor of a pair of bills that would end religious exemptions from vaccination. Learn more. |
RESEARCHA new study led by Sarah Weber, Gray Babbs (SPH'21), and Elaine Nsoesie analyzed Twitter conversations about the practice that is widely regarded as a violation of human rights, and found that public perception has shifted from advocating against FGM/C to ending it entirely. Read more. |
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This project was a great example of how a school of public health and a public health agency can work together.
DANIEL BROOKS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, ON SPH-BPHC REPORT ABOUT HEALTH AND HOUSING
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THURSDAY
SEP
14
5-6 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for a conversation with Alice Wong, founder of the Disability Visibility Project and editor of the 2023 SPH Reads selection Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century.
Ahead of the 9/14 SPH Reads event featuring her book on disability visibility, author Alice Wong discusses with PHP fellow Sean Hagan how to "center justice not just in word, but in action."
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
An addition of just 20 electric vehicles per 1,000 people can improve local lung health and air quality, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard. Read more.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEIn a new episode of Free Associations, hosts Mattew Fox and Jessica Leibler, and guest host Salma Abdalla, examine a study on the use of hearing aids to prevent dementia. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTFood purchases from dollar stores are increasing across the country, but concerns around the nutritional value of the offerings at these stores are leading some communities to outright ban them in their area, writes PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac in a new databyte. Read more. |
In the Media.
Quotes Amruta Nori-Sarma, assistant professor of environmental health.
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
Article written by Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences. Mentions research by Rothman and Kimberly Nelson, associate professor of community health sciences.
Quotes Matt Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
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