SPH This Week.
April 17, 2022
Must Reads.
One way we can address the challenge of microaggressions is by talking about them as a community in a climate of mutual understanding, compassion, and respect, writes Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, & justice.
RESEARCHGesine Meyer-Rath was a member of the WHO's Guidelines Development Group, and Brooke Nichols reviewed the new recommendations that formally support widespread implementation of self-testing to identify and contain the spread of COVID-19. |
RESEARCHModest dips in national suicide rates since 2019 obscure disparities in suicide mortality among non-White racial/ethnic groups and other vulnerable populations, according to a new review led by Jaimie Gradus and alum Tammy Jiang. |
ACTIVIST LAB
MPH students Hannah Henrikson and Daisy Ramirez discuss their work as Activist Fellows with Health Resources in Action and how the experience has affected their time at SPH.
Upcoming Event.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION
Join Professors Gregory Wellenius, Patrick Kinney, and Amruta Nori-Sarma for a live discussion with highlights from our recent program on what we can do today to address the effects of climate change on health. There will also be a special announcement about future work on climate and health at SPH.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Online
Think. Teach. Do.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever—the most severe and deadly tickborne disease—is rising in the US, thanks to the increasing number of warm-weather days.
SCHOOL NEWSThe staff awards program acknowledges staff achievements, behaviors, and strong work ethics that embody SPH’s core mission and values. The latest recipients of the awards are Maya Dottin, Madeline Crossley, Lunise Joseph, Alyssa Faria, Caitlin Brand, and Summer Kaeppel. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEThrough self-paced online lectures, assignments, and weekly live-session office hours, students will study the complex relationships among hosts, the environment, and infectious agents this summer. Alana Brennan, assistant professor of global health and epidemiology, will teach the course, which begins on June 6. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Deductibles, coinsurance, copays, and out-of-pocket maximums can turn predicting medical costs into a multi-step logic puzzle.
In the Media.
THE GUARDIAN
Quotes Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.
BLOOMBERG
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
THE NEW REPUBLIC
Mentions research by Paul Shafer, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
INSIDER
Mentions research by Jennifer Yland and Kathryn Bresnick, doctoral students in epidemiology; Lauren Wise, professor of epidemiology; Elizabeth Hatch and Kenneth Rothman, professors of epidemiology; Amelia Wesselink, research assistant professor of epidemiology; and Henrik T. Sørensen, chair of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and adjunct professor of epidemiology at SPH.
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“We should never forget the universality of the small pains that can lead to big problems in all our lives,” writes @YYandtd in a new #DEIJ reflection on #microaggressions. Read more: https://ctt.ec/afZbM+
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