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November 14, 2021

 
 
 

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SCHOOL NEWS

SPH to Honor 3 Organizations at Anniversary Celebration for Their 'Compassionate, Justice-Oriented Work'

Rosie's Place, Mothers Out Front, and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition will receive the Beyond Health Award, the school's highest honor, for their contributions to creating conditions that make the world a healthier place.

 

RESEARCH

Car Crash Deaths Involving Cannabis on the Rise

Between 2000-2018, the percentage of car crash deaths involving cannabis doubled, and now these incidents are even more likely to involve alcohol.

 
 

ALUMNI NEWS

Alum Named President-Elect of American Public Health Association

Chris Chanyasulkit will start her one-year term as president after the APHA Annual Meeting in November 2022.

 
 

Upcoming Event.

 
 
 

SPH45

SPH45 Anniversary Celebration

 

        Thursday, November 18, 2021

 

        6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

 

        Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 776 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199

 
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Opinion.

 
 
 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

the turning point.

 
 

False Confidence and Our COVID-19 Failings

 
 

Think. Teach. Do.

 
 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

PHPod Returns with Discussion on Activism

In the new season of the Public Health Post podcast, PHP fellows Rubina Veerakone, Sara Mar, Maya Thirkill, and Devin O'Donnell sit down with Craig Andrade, associate dean for practice and director of the Activist Lab, to discuss what activism means to them.

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Narratives, Personal Connection are 'Powerful Tools for Destigmatization'

Ahead of a Public Health Conversation on 11/16, M. Daniele Fallin, chair of the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, spoke with Public Health Post about the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and how to improve access to mental health services.

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

Developing Resilience in Challenging Times

Reinvigorate your career and learn how to navigate life's stressors during this free webinar at 12 pm on November 22 with Donna White, former consultant and addiction specialist at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, a public health hospital for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

SCHOOL NEWS

Professor's New Book Provides Public Health Framework for Cannabis Regulation

In Cannabis: Moving Forward, Protecting Health, David Jernigan and colleagues offer policymakers a unique, evidence-based framework for developing cannabis regulations that protect community health.

 
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In the Media.

 
 
 

WBZ NEWSRADIO 1030

NightSide with Dan Rea—A New Vaccine in Town

Interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health

 

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY

Shaping a Healthier World After COVID-19

Article written by Dean Sandro Galea

 

BOSTON MAGAZINE

Hey Boston, Shut UUUUUUUP Already!!!!!!!

Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health

 

WASHINGTON POST

Exposure to Extreme Urban Heat Has Tripled Worldwide since the 1980s, Study Finds

Quotes Koen Tieskens, postdoctoral associate of environmental health

 

CNBC

How to Keep Stress during College from Sabotaging Your Future

References study by Sarah Lipson, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

 
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Join @BUSPH on 11/18 for our #SPH45 Anniversary Celebration, where we’ll mark 45 years of research, education, and practice, and also honor the work of @RosiesPlace, @MothersOutFront, and @MIRACoalition. Learn more and support our celebration here: https://bit.ly/3kpcdyo.

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