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December 11, 2022

 

SPH This Week.

 
 
 

Message from the Associate Dean for Practice

Practice Update and Strategic Plan

Craig Andrade, associate dean for practice and director of the Activist Lab, provides updates on the Activist Lab's practice initiatives and strategic plan, and shares how SPH community members can integrate this work into their practice.

 
 
 

Q&A

RSV, Flu, and COVID: Understanding Today’s ‘Tripledemic’

“With time, this, too, will pass,” says Christopher Gill, as he explains the likely factors behind the collision of viruses exploding across the US and globe. Read the Q&A.

 
 
 

RESEARCH

Suicidal Thoughts Surged as People Struggled with Finances, Isolation during COVID-19

Suicidal ideation increased to alarming levels in 2020, particularly among people who had trouble paying rent or who felt lonely, according to new research by Julia Raifman, Salma Abdalla, and Dean Sandro Galea. See the findings.

 

Q&A

How Is the Conversation around Mental Health Changing among College Students?

Sarah Lipson discusses new insights and numbers behind the ever-changing mental health landscape in higher education. Read more.

 
 

POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

'Tis the Season to Enhance Your Public Health Skills

Last call to register for PHX's 2023 Winter Institute courses, which begin on Jan. 3. The Winter Institute offers short, immersive programs to professionals across all sectors. Participants can learn to implement improvement processes in healthcare organizations, refine their data analysis and visualization skills, and more. View the full list of courses and register.

 

SPH SNAPSHOT

SPH Snapshot: 2022 December Graduate Reception and ISO Cultural Show

Scenes from the last two weeks on campus, including a reception to celebrate December graduates, as well as the International Student Organization's annual cultural show. View the gallery.

 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

'We Have to Stop Treating the Disability Community Like a Monolith'

Following an 11/30 SPH Public Health Conversation on disability health, Reyma McCoy Hyten, the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities, discusses the steps the public health community can take to address marginalization among people with disabilities. Read more.

 
 

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Nursing Healthy Eating

Several factors contribute to healthy eating for people who use food banks, and nurses may help navigate barriers, writes PHP fellow Barbara Espinosa. Read more.

 
 

WEDNESDAY

DEC

13

2–3 p.m.

 
 

Challenging Public Health:  Seye Abimbola 

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE

This event will feature a conversation with Seye Abimbola, a health systems researcher from Nigeria and a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney School of Public Health in Australia, who advocates for equity in health outcomes within and between countries.

 
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PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION

'Health Is Made and Unmade'

Ahead of the 12/13 Public Health Conversation, Seye Abimbola discusses how current models of health research perpetuate health inequities, and how the global health field can adopt a more equitable approach. Read more.

 
 
 
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In the Media.

 

BOSTON GLOBE

Hospitals are adding more beds, while overall seeing fewer patients

Quotes Kathleen Carey, professor of health law, policy & management.

 

WBUR

Bump or spike? COVID in wastewater has experts unsurprised but wary

Quotes C. Robert Horsburgh, professor of global health.

 

HEALTHDAY

Telehealth UPS Engagement for Medicaid Patients with Mental Health Diagnosis 

Quotes Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

 

STATEN ISLAND LIVE

Wind now 10% of U.S. energy profile, but not all communities are reaping the same benefits from it: Study

Quotes Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor of environmental health.

 

HEALTHLINE

Alcohol and Cancer Risk: Most Americans Aren't Aware of the Link

Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management

 
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"Parents are really in a difficult position here, caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place." - @iddocgill explains the #tripledemic of #COVID, #flu, and #RSV in the US and discusses how families can stay #safe during the #holidays and winter: https://ctt.ec/83C4k+

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