Rooted in Community

In a new Public Health Matters, Dean Ad Interim Michael Stein explores how academic community-building and personal growth intertwine. Read more.

RESEARCH

Inequities in Access to Semaglutide Driven by Insurance Coverage, Type of Employment

A new study led by Meghan Podolsky (SPH'24) and Andrew Stokes sheds light on the barriers that people with obesity experience in accessing weight-loss treatment. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Trump's Return Puts Inflation Reduction Act in Jeopardy

As Trump takes office, Biden's IRA faces potential repeal, threatening drug price protections for Medicare and privately insured Americans, writes Katherine O'Malley, policy analyst in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management in a new viewpoint for Public Health Post. Read more.

SCHOOL NEWS

'I Have to Focus on Hope'

Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz (third from left), chair and professor of community health sciences, discusses the recent evolution of his research efforts to support the sexual health of LGBTQ+ Latinos in the United States and Puerto Rico. Read more.

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Now, more than ever, solidarity and working together may be the foundation that is necessary to achieve public health.

CARLOS RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ
CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES, ON ENGAGING COMMUNITY LEADERS IN HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH

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SCHOOL NEWS

Think. Teach. Do. Awards Honor Staff

The staff awards program celebrates staff for embodying SPH’s core mission and values. The latest recipients of the awards are Mohammed Abba-Aji, Shelley Barnes, Mallory Bersi, Marie Daniel, Michelle Flesaker, Susan Gomes, Kimberly Graham, Sarah Lawrence, Ashley Leonard, Nikki Longe, Wuji Shan, and Andrew Zaleski. Read more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy Could Save Thousands of Lives

Switching to electric vehicles powered by clean energy could save $84-$188 billion in health care spending and lost productivity by 2050, writes PHP fellow Jude Sleiman. Read more.

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MarComm student content creator Jack Mellom explains why funding programs that ensure clean air and free school meals improves—rather than hinders—government efficiency, to the tune of $2+ trillion. Check out the video here, and read more about how #DOGE can make government work more efficiently in a recent editorial in The Hill by SPH's Jonathan Levy.

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In the Media.

BLOOOMBERG LAW

Trump Signals Gender Overhaul While Health Policy Changes Wait

Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, professor of health law, policy & management.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

The Strange Reasons Why People Are More Likely to Die in the Winter

Quotes Patrick Kinney, Beverly Brown Professor of Urban Health.

MASSLIVE

There’s a New Opioid Antidote. But Mass. Health Officials Are Hesitant to Endorse It

Mentions research by Ziming Xuan, professor of community health sciences.

THE 19TH

Executive Orders in Action: Trump Moves to Shut Down Federal DEI Offices

Quotes Monica Wang, associate professor of community health sciences.

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