How Should a Leader of Public Health Think?

Following a challenging week, Dean Ad Interim Michael Stein reflects on how we prepare students to serve populations. Read more.

RESEARCH

Professor Awarded $3.2M Grant to Expand Urban Heat Research

Patricia Fabian and her team will raise awareness of heat-related health risks, elevate city residents’ experiences, and synthesize the effects of local policies on heat mitigation in frontline US communities. Read more.

RESEARCH

Consuming Fish May Increase Risk of Exposure to Multiple Chemicals

A new study coauthored by Caredwen Foley (SPH'21) found that toxic chemicals, including those that were banned in the 1970s, were still present in freshwater fish in the US, posing health risks to consumers. Read more.

COMMENTARY

Restrictive Personal Needs Allowances ‘Compromise the Human Rights and Basic Needs of Older Adults’

The most that a Medicaid-funded nursing home resident can keep of their personal income is a mere $30 in some states. These allowances are long overdue for adjustment, according to a new commentary coauthored by Paul Shafer in JAMA Health Forum. Read more.

AVIAN FLU

Professors: Broader H5N1 Surveillance Needed Following Mass. Bird Deaths

As Massachusetts investigates a presumed bird flu outbreak that led to the deaths of dozens of Canada geese, swans, and other birds in Plymouth, Mass., Jessica Leibler and Davidson Hamer discuss the public health threat to humans and how local and state officials should respond. Watch the video.

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We are in a deep hole with respect to the chemical contamination of our food chain and our broader environment, and we desperately need to stop digging.

CAREDWEN FOLEY (SPH'21)
SPH ALUM, ON RISK OF EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS THROUGH FISH CONSUMPTION

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The Public Health Conversation Events

Building Trust Through Action: Black History Month Reflections with Community Leaders

Feb. 5, 2025
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Online

AWARDS

Professor Receives Inaugural APPA Award

Jaimie Gradus is the first recipient of the American Psychopathological Association’s Breslau/Murphy Award, which honors mid-career investigators for their research contributions and mentorship. Read more.

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