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June 14, 2026
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
VIEWPOINT
At a time when LGBTQ+ rights face continued threats, it is important to confront these challenges, but also cultivate and celebrate health, joy, and abundance, writes Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz in a new viewpoint. Read more.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
The third edition of Women and Health, coedited by Yvette Cozier, explores the latest data and knowledge gaps on a range of clinical and policy issues that affect women. The book also includes chapters penned by SPH faculty, staff, and students, including Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Lauren Wise, Lynsie Ranker, Bernard Harlow, Andrew Stokes, Julie Palmer, Claire Pernat, Carley Ruemmele, Amy Zheng, Virginia Cafferky, and Jonathan Berlowitz. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
The $25,000 award from the American Association of University Women will support Ginger Jin’s 2026-2027 dissertation work focused on maternal health, health equity, and care delivery in safety-net settings, specifically prenatal care and telemental health care in Federally Qualified Health Centers. Read more.
In honor of Pride Month, below is a compilation of past research and news about LGBTQIA+ health.
STAFF SPOTLIGHTRyan Wisniewski (Wheelock’22) discusses his own career path, his approach to advising students at the School of Public Health, and his vision for the future of higher education. Read more. |
COMMENTARYIn response to a study that found no consensus for a preferred label among people with Spanish and Latin-American origin, Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz provides guidance in a JAMA Network Open commentary on what these results mean for health research, policy, and practice. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTHealth apps offer confidential care, making them effective outlets for promoting HIV testing and PrEP initiation among sexual minority men, writes former PHP fellow Mallika Chimpiri. Read more. |
RESEARCHA comprehensive analysis of students who utilize college recovery programs highlights the wide-ranging, vital services these programs should offer, especially amid waning federal support for student financial aid and mental health, according to a study by Noel Vest. Read more. |
RESEARCHA study led by Kimberly Nelson found that adolescents who were aware of their state’s minor consent laws were more likely to seek and receive testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, suggesting that teens’ accurate knowledge of their legal capacity to consent to healthcare services may be more important than the laws providing this right. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTRachel Farr, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, studies family dynamics and child development across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, explores queer family dynamics ina PHP viewpoint. Read more. |
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In the Media.
BLOOMBERG
Quotes Timothy Callaghan, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
Quotes Andrew Stokes, associate professor of global health.
BOSTON GLOBE
Letter to the Editor by Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, research associate professor of health law, policy & management.
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS
Quotes Mary Willis, assistant professor of epidemiology.
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