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October 29, 2023
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study led by Jennifer Yland is the first to evaluate prospectively the relation between preconception COVID-19 vaccination in both partners and miscarriage. The results showed a slightly lower risk of miscarriage among vaccinated partners trying to conceive. Read more.
COMMENTARY
The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine is the latest example of a uniquely American tragedy, writes Dean Sandro Galea in an updated commentary. Read more.
RESEARCHPaul Shafer will analyze data for the Office of Personnel Management to understand the root causes of why some federal employees, particularly lower-income employees, choose not to enroll in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. Learn more. |
SCHOOL NEWSMPH student Almira Lewis spent two months in Colombia this summer conducting research on disparities in cervical cancer mortality as part of her practicum through the Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations Program. Read more. |
SCHOOL NEWS
With the addition, MPH students may now choose from nine contextual areas of study. Amruta Nori-Sarma, the director of the new certificate, answers questions current and prospective students might have about the program. Read more.
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Again and again, we search for words that can find meaning, that can shift our thinking. But perhaps there is little new to say, because the arguments have been made, and what is left is for us to act.
DEAN SANDRO GALEA
ON THE RELENTLESS GUN VIOLENCE IN THE US
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PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
How do we keep the health of veterans at the forefront of the public health agenda? Join SPH for this conversation about the mental and physical health consequences of trauma among veterans, and how we can better support the well-being of veteran populations.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
PHPod host Kara Schmidt sits down with Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd, director of Contextual Education at Boston University School of Theology, and Massachusetts State Senator Becca Rausch to discuss the fat liberation movement, the health effects of weight stigma, and recent legislation to address size discrimination in the Commonwealth. Listen to the podcast.
Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University and recent Public Health Conversation speaker, discusses current challenges in global health with PHP fellow Caroline Dignard. Read more.
SNAPSHOT
Scenes from campus this fall, including a career and networking panel discussion, health data science lectures, and the annual Charles L. Donahue Lecture. View the gallery.
In the Media.
Quotes Dean Sandro Galea.
Quotes Sarah Ackley, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Epidemiology.
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
Opinion by Kristina Carvalho, policy analyst in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management.
Quotes Sophie Godley, clinical associate professor of community health sciences.
APHA 2023
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