Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of SPH researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city to assess heat exposure among vulnerable residents and evaluate cooling interventions. Read more.

RESEARCH

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

Amid Congressional Republicans' passage of a megabill that will permanently reinstate this tax credit but strip eligibility from millions of children, a new study led by Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba underscores the need to remove minimum income requirements from this tax credit and extend the benefit to all immigrant families. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Kidfluencing: Profits Over Protection

The more successful a family's kidfluencing venture, the more likely the child’s fundamental rights are being violated, writes PHP fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond. Read more.

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Helping the most vulnerable people adapt to climate change, protecting them from both indoor and outdoor environmental exposures—those are my interests and the reasons why I am doing my PhD.

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The Public Health Conversation Events

Teaching Public Health: A Three-Part Series

The seventh installment of SPH's "Teaching Public Health" series will feature three discussions that convene contributing authors from the second volume of Teaching Public Health, which is set to be released this fall. On July 14, the first program will focus on learning promotion. The second and third programs, held from 1-2 pm on July 30 and August 14, will explore the themes of Building Community and Ensuring Currency, respectively.

July 14, 2025
1–2 pm ET
Online

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

The Roots of Wellness in Older Cancer Survivors

Cancer survivors who maintained a garden for one year were more likely to show key health improvements than those who did not, writes PHP fellow Mallika Chimpiri. Read more.

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The Search for Hope in Public Health: Jack Mellom, new host of Public Health Post's podcast PHPod, offers a preview of the podcast's upcoming season in which he will explore the less visible sides of public health to highlight stories of hope and shift our interpretation of public health at a time when we need it most. Watch the clip.

In the Media.

THE GUARDIAN

‘You Open the Fridge—Nothing’: Renewed Threat of US Hunger as Trump Seeks to Cut Food Aid

Quotes Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.

NIH RESEARCH MATTERS

Education Levels May Affect Mortality Trends

Quotes Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.

USA TODAY

Older Americans Backing Trump Now Face Cuts to Medicaid, Services

Op-ed by Katherine O'Malley, senior policy analyst in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management.

BOSTON GLOBE

USAID Cuts Have Caused More Than 330,000 Deaths Worldwide, BU Professor Estimates

Quotes Brooke Nichols, associate professor of global health.

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