Global Health Partnerships in Southern Africa Put Infectious and Chronic Disease Innovation on the Map

Over the past two decades, SPH faculty in the Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology have collaborated with researchers, program implementers, and government officials in South Africa and Zambia to advance screening, prevention, and treatment for HIV, malaria, and other conditions. Read more.

RESEARCH

SPH in India: Partnering for Progress on Sanitation, Climate, and Disease

Researchers at the School of Public Health collaborate with partners across India to combat tuberculosis, improve maternal and child health, map air pollution and heat risk, and expand access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Read more.

EDUCATION

New Initiative Provides Psychedelics Education to BU Community

Danielle Haley, associate professor of community health sciences, and Karen Brouhard, senior director of the Faculty & Staff Assistance Office, were named Faculty Fellows for the University-Psychedelic Education Program, part of an initiative that equips educators with evidence-based data and resources on psychedelics. This class of drugs has shown clinical promise in treating multiple mental health conditions. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Aging: An Unequal Experience

A recent study shows that for older Americans, income and financial assets largely shape the aging experience, writes PHP fellow Farah Nimeri. Read more.

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We’ve built a body of work that addresses questions of how do you get people to stay in care and on treatment for their HIV? What happens if they drop out of care? And what are the best interventions to prevent that?

SYDNEY ROSEN
RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL HEALTH AND COFOUNDER OF HE²RO.

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The Public Health Conversation Events

The Future of Public Health in the United States

As part of our SPH50 programming, this conversation will feature national leaders in public health, including Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association; Brian Castrucci, president & chief executive officer of the de Beaumont Foundation; and Laura Magaña, president & chief executive officer of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and will be moderated by SPH Dean Adnan Hyder.

April 29, 2025
5:30-6:30 p.m. ET
Online & In-Person
Le Méridien Washington D.C
Potomac Room

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment for Women

The alcohol treatment system is not meeting the unique needs of women, and cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will only make this worse, writes guest authors Maureen Stewart and Rachel Sayko Adams, research associate professors of health law, policy & management, and Sage Feltus, research associate in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management. Read more.

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In the Media.

SCIENCE LITERACY PROJECT

Public Health Advocates Turn to Influencers to Fight Online Misinformation

Quotes Matthew Motta, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

PHYS.ORG

Waiting to Enter Primary School May Improve Educational Outcomes in Low-Income Countries, Study Shows

Quotes Jacob Bor, associate professor of global health.

DAILY BEAST

Marco Rubio Sends Call to Action to Countries for New Plot

Mentions research by Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.

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