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September 25, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
Q&A
After the FDA’s recent efforts to crack down on Juul sales and nicotine gummies, alum Alyssa Harlow discusses the health and policy impacts of these products as youth nicotine consumption continues to soar in the US. Read more.
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea shares thoughts on incarceration, its implications for health, and steps we can take to do better by incarcerated populations and their communities. Read the note.
STUDENT NEWSMPH student Georgia Aguilar spent the summer working as the diversity, equity, and inclusion intern on Sephora’s Social Impact Team, where she worked to advance diversity initiatives and equity solutions within the global beauty company. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTWomen with disabilities have a heightened risk of sexual violence, compared to women without disabilities, writes PHP fellow Hannah Tremont. Read more. |
RESEARCH
In addition to PTSD, about 1 in 5 Flint residents may have experienced depression within the past year, according to a new study coauthored by Salma Abdalla, Gregory Cohen, and Dean Sandro Galea. See the findings.
WEDNESDAY
SEP
28
1:00–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
As calls for prison reform gain momentum in the US, scholars and advocates will convene to discuss how public health can play a role in ending mass incarceration and reforming a criminal justice system.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
Emile DeWeaver, writer, father, artist, and panelist for SPH's 9/28 event "Abolition, Incarceration, and the Public’s Health," spoke with PHP fellow Hannah Tremont about Prison Renaissance, an organization he co-founded while incarcerated.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEFree Associations hosts Matthew Fox and Jessica Leibler, and guest host Amruta Nori-Sarma discuss the impact of cyclones on US mortality, and the uneven impacts of global climate change. Listen to the podcast. |
Q&AOn the heels of the destructive Hurricane Fiona, and new storms that could threaten the Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic next week, revisit this Q&A with Amruta Nori-Sarma and Patrick Kinney, on the wide-ranging impacts of extreme weather events. Read more. |
ALUMNI NEWS
Leah Magid (SPH’17), a senior manager at IQVIA, is a point of contact for SPH students interested in careers in consulting, helping to provide mentorship and guidance throughout the job search and interview processes. Read more.
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POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEA look back at PHX's summer programming, including the PopHealthExperience and the Summer Institute—and what's in store for the fall. Read more. |
In the Media.
Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health.
Quotes Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.
Quotes Salma Abdalla, alum and research fellow.
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