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June 29, 2025
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
SCHOOL NEWS
The event convened stakeholders from across the state to discuss research and policy to address extreme heat and health. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Sage Feltus and Maureen Stewart found that almost all plans in 40 states and Washington, DC covered at least one form of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, although certain restrictions and quantity limits may still prevent people from accessing this life-saving drug. Read more.
RESEARCHPatricia Fabian discusses an innovative collaboration between SPH and Boston Public Schools that yields decision-making tools to assess multiple measures of indoor air quality and help protect the health of students, teachers, and staff. Watch the video. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTMichael Stein, dean ad interim, discusses his new book, A Living: Working-class Americans Talk to Their Doctor and how conversations about work can deepen our understanding of health inequities. Read more. |
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Having information at your fingertips about what the conditions are in each classroom helps...keep the schools clean, healthy, and safe.
PATRICIA FABIAN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ON PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Water systems in low-income areas and communities of color were more likely to exceed contaminant limits and fail basic operations, writes PHP fellow Aidan Stotz. Read more.
Uchenna Ndulue, director of the Child, Adolescent, and Family Health Bureau at the Boston Public Health Commission, discusses fatherhood in the latest episode of C2: Critical Conversations That Lie at the Heart of Justice, a podcast by SPH's Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health. Listen to the podcast.
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"[I] immediately fell in love with the idea of focusing on preventing disease, not just curing it." MPH students Carla Irizarry-Delgado and Jack Mellom share what inspired them to pursue a degree and why a career in public health field is worthwhile amid this challenging moment for the field. Hear their thoughts.
In the Media.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Patricia Fabian, associate professor of environmental health.
NATURE AFRICA
Quotes Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health.
MEDSCAPE
Quotes Timothy Callaghan, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
BBC
Quotes Scott Campbell Zimmerman, senior research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology.
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