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October 9, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
Message From the Dean
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are encouraged to provide feedback on SPH's programming and resources, and identify areas of strength and improvement for the school.
DEAN'S NOTE
Dean Sandro Galea discusses the need to acknowledge historic injustice to begin shaping a healthier future for native populations. Read the note..
RESEARCH
Increasing mental health providers at Veterans Health Administration facilities likely reduced suicides among veterans who recently returned from active service, according to a new analysis led by Yevgeniy Feyman and Kiersten Strombotne. See the findings.
AWARDSMary Willis, the first BU researcher to receive the National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award, will use the grant to study how oil and gas development affect pregnancy and fertility rates. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTAdverse outcomes of conversion therapy extend beyond psychological, physical, and social consequences; they also cause economic pain, writes PHP fellow Connor McCombs. Read more. |
RESEARCH
Jacey Greece and Patricia Elliott led an evaluation of the Academic Public Health Volunteer Corps to identify lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and inform recommendations for sustainability. Read more.
WEDNESDAY
OCT
12
1:00–2:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join this conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, a campaign of state-based movements that aim to fight racism, poverty and ecological devastation, militarism, and religious nationalism.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
Ahead of the Oct. 12 Challenging Public Health event, Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, spoke with PHP fellow Abby Outterson on how faith groups can meet the public health needs of their communities.
EDUCATIONThe fully revised fourth edition of Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health by Lisa Sullivan tackles pandemic-related problems. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPaul Lakosky of the Dave Purchase Project and the North American Syringe Exchange Network discusses his 30 years working in public health harm reduction, syringe exchange, and the importance of destigmatizing drug use with PHPod hosts Bethany Hallenborg and Connor McCombs. Listen to the podcast. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE
Beginning January 9, the Winter Institute will offer a wide range of programs that teach participants career-enhancing skills and enable them to network with peers, engage with field experts, and develop new public health perspectives. Learn more and register.
In the Media.
Opinion piece co-written by Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
Quotes Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.
Quotes Patricia Fabian, associate professor of environmental health.
Quotes Lisa Sullivan, associate dean for education and professor of biostatistics, and mentions research by Sullivan; Amanda Velez, executive director of educational initiatives; Nikki Longe, registrar; Ann Marie Larese, assistant dean for admissions; and Sandro Galea, dean and Robert A. Knox Professor.
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management and assistant dean for practice.
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At the 9/28 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, President Biden cited findings from a study by Paul Shafer, which found that the now-expired advance payments of child tax credits reduced food insufficiency by 26 percent. Watch the clip.
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