SPH This Week.
February 27, 2022
Must Reads.
DEAN'S NOTE
Dean Sandro Galea shares his thoughts on the events in Ukraine.
ALUMNI NEWSSPH alum Jennifer Fonda is using her skills as an epidemiologist to improve diagnostic screenings and develop early interventions for veterans with psychological conditions. |
SCHOOL NEWSThe new specialized degree is designed to prepare the next generation of public health researchers to develop data-driven solutions for tackling some of the most pressing health challenges of our time. |
RESEARCH
On extremely hot summer days, US adults were at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more.
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ACTIVIST LAB
Craig Andrade, associate dean for practice and director of the Activist Lab at SPH, and Sashi James, a representative from Families for Justice as Healing, discuss the work that her organization is doing to end incarceration of women and girls.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEPHX's Summer Institute courses on Biostatistics, Data to Dashboards, and Lean Management now offer Credly badges for participants to highlight the skills they acquired in these programs. |
SCHOOL NEWSAfter graduating this May, Samantha Burkhart will head to Washington D.C. to begin the year-long fellowship, where she will work directly with policy-makers to learn more about health policy development in the public and private sectors. |
RESEARCH
A new study has found that 29 percent of federally qualified health centers in the US do not have tools to screen for social risks such as food insecurity or housing instability, highlighting the need for targeted federal support of smaller centers, particularly those located in the South.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTBetter lighting could have averted the greatest number of fatal pedestrian crashes. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTAll reproductive experiences should be supported whether they end in childbirth, miscarriage, or termination. |
In the Media.
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Quotes Diana Ceballos, assistant professor of environmental health.
WASHINGTON POST
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
THE HILL
Quotes Amruta Nori-Sarma, assistant professor of environmental health.
BOSTON HERALD
Quotes Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health, and Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.
THE ATLANTIC
Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
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