C a sh for Refugees Progr a m Exp a nds in Ukr aine

A year into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a volunteer-run program led by SPH alum Natasha Dukach to deliver micro-grants to Ukrainian refugees has evolved into a non-governmental organization that has distributed nearly $2 million in aid. Re ad more.

COMMENTARY

The ‘Spillover’ Effect of Politicized COVID-19 Vaccines

In a new commentary in the Nature journal npj Vaccines, Matt Motta explains how public opposition to COVID-19 vaccines may lead to negative public opinion about other vaccines, and spur a demand for anti-vaccine policies. Re ad more.

RESEARCH

HIV Drug May Be Linked to Increased Hypertension Risk

People living with HIV gained more weight and increased their risk of hypertension after switching from the antiviral therapy drug efavirenz to the WHO-recommended drug dolutegravir, compared to patients who remained on efavirenz, according to a new study led by Alana Brennan. See the findings.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

'There Is No Wrong Body for Gymnastics'

In this episode of PHPod, PHP fellows Connor McCombs and Bethany Hallenborg speak with SPH alum Abbie Green (SPH'08), founder of EveryBODY Gymnastics, a gymnastics incubator focused on teaching the sport to anyone who wants to learn. Listen to the podc ast.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Breaking Down Child Poverty

Over the last 29 years, child poverty has dropped by 60 percent. But more can be done to prioritize the children that may slip through the cracks, according to a new databyte by PHP fellow Abby Outterson. Learn more.

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION STARTER

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'We've Lived Through 40 Years of a Major Assault on the Social Order'

SPH has launched a new series called Public Health Conversation Starters, which aims to engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health. In the first event of the series, Dean Sandro Galea speaks with Noam Chomsky, the "father of modern linguistics." Chomsky shares what it was like growing up during the Great Depression, discusses the interplay of power, politics, and public health, and reflects on what gives him hope. Watch the full video.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Mpox and HIV

Most Mpox cases occur among Black and Latino men who have sex with men, and 80 percent of MSM of color with confirmed Mpox are also HIV positive, according to a new databyte by PHP fellow Connor McCombs. Le arn more.

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