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February 18, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
Launched last year as a joint effort between BUSPH and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the NIH-funded CAFÉ Research Coordinating Center welcomed both experts and newcomers to the three-day virtual event. Read more.
RESEARCH
A new study by PhD student Nicole McCann, Paul Shafer, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, and more found that the 2021 child tax credit expansion reduced food insufficiency by 11 percent among American families who missed work due to illness, layoffs, or other pandemic-related reasons, compared to families who didn’t experience these economic shocks. Read more.
ALUMNI NEWSAfter more than a decade working as a dental hygienist, Katie Conklin (SPH’23) pivoted to public health in the hopes of expanding access to pediatric oral health care. Read more. |
RESEARCHAccording to a new study coauthored by Timothy Heeran, Michael Stein, and more, falls and related injuries were most pronounced with alcohol among frail people living with HIV, suggesting the need for targeted clinical screening and interventions among a population that is already at risk of experiencing falls. Learn more. |
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We find one out of two kids entering kindergarten already has a cavity, and when you look at equity, 25% of those untreated cavities are in vulnerable populations.
ALUM KATIE CONKLIN (SPH'23)
POLICY PROJECT ANALYST FOR THE CALIFORNIA ORAL HEALTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
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WEDNESDAY
FEB
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1–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH, the Population Health Data Science Program, and faculty of BU's Computing & Data Sciences for this conversation that will explore the evolution of data science in the context of public health, where the field is headed in the next decade, and how we can strengthen public health research, analysis, and recommendations.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
While restraints are used in less than one percent of emergency care encounters, adult Black patients were 31 percent more likely to experience physical restraint compared to White patients, writes PHP fellow Kara Schmidt. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
On many hospitals' websites, information about abortion services is often hidden, if even available at all, creating an additional barrier for those seeking care, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard. Read more.
In the Media.
TIME MAGAZINE
Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
GBH
Interview with Dean Sandro Galea.
THE CONVERSATION
Quotes Kevin Lane, assistant professor of environmental health.
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