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November 13, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea shares thoughts on pursuing a healthier world in the wake of political change. Read the Note.
RESEARCH
Districts in Massachusetts that lifted masking requirements saw significant increases in COVID-19 cases among students and staff, compared to Boston, according to a new study co-authored by Eleanor Murray. Read more.
RESEARCHA new study led by Mary Willis has found that stop-and-go traffic may be linked to reduced birthweight, and as many as 1.3 million pregnant people are exposed to this congestion each year. Learn more. |
SCHOOL NEWSBellamy is currently a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Drexel University. She will join SPH on July 1. Read more. |
MONDAY
NOV
14
1–2 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for a conversation between Dean Sandro Galea and Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, who has written about education, housing issues, family formation, and adoption.
UPCOMING PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
Ahead of SPH's Nov. 14 Challenging Public Health event, guest speaker Ian Rowe spoke with Public Health Post about the drivers of success and challenges in education. Read more.
SPH SNAPSHOT
Scenes from the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo in Boston, including many oral and poster presentations, an exhibition booth, interviews, and more. View the gallery.
SCHOOL NEWSMPH student Margaret Burkhardt received the award for her work leading research that reimagines public health literacy in infectious disease outbreak settings. Learn more. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEIn this virtual Winter Institute course, learn how to plan and implement lean management-driven processes in healthcare organization, and earn a Lean Green Belt certificate. Jonathan Modest, adjunct professor at SPH, will teach the course, which begins Jan. 3. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Limited research and knowledge gaps about migraines leave patients and some providers in the dark, writes PHP fellow Abby Outterson. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Melissa Chinchilla, a researcher at the Veterans Affairs Los Angeles Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy and a panelist at SPH's Nov. 2 Public Health Conversation on building resilient cities, spoke with Public Health Post about her work at the intersection of homelessness and health. Read more.
In the Media.
Mentions research by Eleanor J. Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology, and quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
Article co-authored by Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
Article written by Michael Stein, chair and professor of health law, policy & management.
Article co-authored by Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.
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