Students Document LGBTQ+ Policies on College Campuses

Sarah Lipson recruited a team of SPH students to support the launch of her latest research project, an initiative to track policies affecting transgender and nonbinary students at more than 400 universities and college. Read more.

RESEARCH

Peer Support May Lower Depression, Stress Among Cancer Patients in Low-Resource Settings

New research led by PhuongThao Le suggests that a cancer peer support program called Stronger Together helped improve psychological outcomes, as well as overall quality of life, among patients with breast and gynecological cancers in Vietnam. Read more.

VIEWPOINT

On Healthcare Equity, Texas Takes a Step Backward

A new executive order in Texas that requires hospitals to ask patients for their immigration status jeopardizes health outcomes, compromises economic benefits, and challenges moral imperatives, writes alum Joaquin Moreno (SPH'23) in a new viewpoint. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Preserved Foods: Canned, Frozen, and Dried

Fresh foods are often seen as our healthiest option, but preserved foods offer similar nutritional benefits while being convenient and cost-effective, writes PHP fellow Lia Musumeci. Read more.

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As leaders navigate this critical crossroads, the guiding principle must be clear: equitable care for all is not just a goal—it is a necessity.

JOAQUIN MORENO (SPH'23)
ON HARMFUL NEW HEALTHCARE POLICY IN TEXAS

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TUESDAY

DEC

1–2:30 p.m.

Health Equity Policy, Community, and the Mississippi Delta

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE

This conversation will consider how we can better advance health equity in local communities and beyond. We will reflect on themes from the book Ripples of Hope in the Mississippi Delta: Charting the Health Equity Policy Agenda, by SPH Professor David K. Jones (1981–2021), who spent four years visiting the Mississippi Delta conducting primary research with residents and local leaders and exploring the influence of both policy and community-led initiatives on their health.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

From Facial Hair to Mental Care: Tackling the Crisis of Men’s Mental Health

In this episode of PHPod, Krista Fisher, research fellow at the Movember Institute, speaks with host Abby Varker about the influence of toxic masculinity, intersectionality, and engagement in online spaces on men’s mental health outcomes. Read more.

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Support SPH this Giving Tuesday

12.3.24

In honor of Dean Sandro Galea’s commitment to elevating the school’s research, education, and practice, the SPH Dean’s Advisory Board has established The Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH Think. Teach. Do. Fund. This legacy fund will support the School of Public Health, and the next generation dedicated to its mission.

GIVE

In the Media.

HEALTH AFFAIRS

Remembering David K. Jones's Scholarship of Consequence

Article by Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor.

VOX

America Is Incredibly Polarized. It’s Bad for Our Health.

Quotes Matt Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management, and Timothy Callaghan, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

870 AM KFLD

Greenspace Found to Slow Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Mentions research led by Marcia Pescador Jimenez, assistant professor of epidemiology.

PSYPOST

Sexual and Gender Minorities Face Greater Social and Economic Hardships, Research Finds

Quotes Kevin Nguyen, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

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Keep up with SPH on Instagram.

After an indulgent holiday week, now is the perfect time to fit flavonoids—compounds found in fruits and vegetables—into your diet. MarCom student content creator Carla Irizarry-Delgado takes a look at recent research by SPH's Phillip Hwang, which found that flavonoids may lower your risk for dementia. Watch here.