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November 27, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
It is time for public health to contribute to a world where disability is not merely accommodated but uplifted, writes Dean Sandro Galea in a new Dean's Note. Read more..
RESEARCH
A new study coauthored by Julia Raifman found a 17-percent higher vaccination coverage in cities with paid sick leave policies, compared to cities that do not provide these policies. See the findings.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPHP fellow Barbara Espinosa takes a look at wastewater sampling studies, which can detect how contagious a disease is, in addition to tracking the virus or bacteria in a community. Learn more. |
ALUMNI NEWSAlum Alexander Friedman (Sargent'13, CAS'13, SPH'15), a program manager at Boston Medical Center, discusses his career journey so far, what he has learned about public health since graduating from SPH, and his experience working with SPH students over the years. Read more. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE
Register for the Jan. 11 virtual program with Michael Stein, chair and professor of health law, policy & management a primary care physician, who will discuss his new book, Me vs. Us: A Health Divided. The book aims to answer why the United States spends more on healthcare per year than any other high-income country in the world, but just a fraction of that spending on public health. Register here.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPHP fellow Abby Outterson examines new research that suggests that laundromats could provide a stage for public health interventions. Read more. |
FACULTY NEWSUlrike Boehmer co-edited the new book LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context, which offers a global perspective on cancer outcomes in LGBT populations that Boehmer calls “a necessary step forward.” Read more. |
WEDNESDAY
NOV
30
1–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
How should public health prioritize the concerns of disabled populations in our work? Eric Rubenstein, assistant professor of epidemiology, moderates a discussion with disability rights advocate Judy Heumann, followed by a panel discussion with moderator and The Independent correspondent Eric Garcia and scholars in the disability space.
ICYMI: DISABILITY HEALTH AT SPH
In the inaugural episode of the Activist Lab's podcast last fall, Craig Andrade and Eric Rubenstein discussed their shared experiences working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Listen to the podcast.
Designed by SPH alum Mallory Cyr (SPH’15), the new course expands beyond the traditional lens of only addressing the needs of children with special healthcare needs to center equity, justice, and disability at all stages of life. Read more.
Special Olympics athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities conducted a study on hydration in a public health co-research training program with Eric Rubenstein and a team of SPH students. Read more.
In the Media.
Hoping to deliver at a Massachusetts birth center? Good luck.
Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.
Mentions research by Samantha Parker, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
Quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences.
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