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October 13, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
A new study led by Phillip Hwang found that higher intake of flavonoid-rich fruits in middle-aged adults was significantly associated with a lower risk of dementia, compared to a low intake of these fruits. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study led by Jonathan Jay found that deaths among unhoused people in two major West Coast cities were 10 to 100 times greater than heat-attributable deaths among the general population. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWSMichiko Ishihara, a 4+1 student entering her senior year, was one of 14 Boston University undergraduates selected for the highly competitive scholarship. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTDoes closing the toilet lid before flushing keep germs contained to the bowl? Research suggests that there might be more to it, writes PHP fellow Heather Sherr. Read more. |
APHA 2024
Are you attending APHA in Minneapolis, Minn. October 27-30?
If so, please let us know!
If you plan to attend or present at the conference, please provide your name and email so that we can promote your abstract and/or invite you to attend our Alumni and Friends Reception on October 28.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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The idea that policing is key to solving this problem is false, and it’s a miscalculation we make over and over again as a society.
JONATHAN JAY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES, ON CHALLENGES ADDRESSING THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN THE US
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1-2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for our annual Bicknell Lecture, which is part of our fall election series this year. The conversation will explore the intersection of the 2024 election and the health of migrants, aiming to challenge how we think about the health consequences of US immigration and border policy.
VIEWPOINTUniversities and colleges are profoundly dependent on staff, who provide many valuable, but often less visible, contributions to their institution's daily operations, writes Maria Glymour, chair and professor of epidemiology. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPHP fellow Abby Varker takes a look at where the presidential candidates stand on issues surrounding health care coverage, past and present. Learn more. |
SNAPSHOT
Scenes from fall on campus, from a showcase of student research to informative career and networking sessions, and an event on reproductive health issues ahead of the presidential election. View the gallery.
Kudos.
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Christina Freibott, Jack Yeh, and Yareliz Diaz (from L to R), PhD students in health services and policy research, have received National Institutes of Health R36 dissertation awards. Their projects, respectively, will address opioid overdose prevention, HIV care and alcohol use among women, and the mental health of Puerto Rican migrant families in crisis. |
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Claire Pernat (L) and Yufei Li, PhD students in health services and policy research, have been appointed to serve on AcademyHealth advisory committees. Pernat is a member of the Global Health and Health Care Interest Group, and Li is a member of the Health Workforce Interest Group. |
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Allison Portnoy, assistant professor of global health, coauthored a recent report published by the Immunization Economics Community of Practice, which presents research principles that can inform national and global planning, budgeting, and funding guidelines for reducing the prevalence of zero-dose children. |
In the Media.
BLOOMBERG
Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
NEW YORK TIMES
Quotes alum Tom Cotter (SPH'12).
BENNINGTON BANNER
Quotes Harold Cox, professor of the practice in the Department of Community Health Sciences.
THE CONVERSATION
Opinion cowritten by Melissa Garrido, research professor of health law, policy & management.
MANAGED HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE
Quotes Megan Cole, associate professor of health law, policy & management
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