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March 10, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
RESEARCH
Mary Slavin is a co-investigator with Learning Health Systems Training to Improve Disability and Chronic Condition Care (LeaHD)—a new center that trains and mentors research scientists to engage in embedded research focused on rehabilitation and long-term support services, with a goal to reduce health inequities and improve care among these populations. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
MPH student Megan Ryder earned $7,000 for her 1st place pitch in the grand finale of the university-wide Changemaker Challenge hosted by Innovate@BU on March 7. Learn more.
VIEWPOINTJacob Bor, Walae Hayek, Fady Shanow, and Michael Siegel pen a new viewpoint calling on the public health community to observe, understand root causes, and take action amidst the ongoing devastation in Gaza. Read more. |
RESEARCHDavid Felson (SPH’84) and Tuhina Neogi (SPH’09) received the award from the National Institute on Aging to continue their work on The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, which aims to better understand pain and functioning associated with osteoarthritis. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
As Americans age, participating in daily accessible physical activity like stair climbing can reduce the risk of disease and improve overall health, writes PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac. Read more.
RESEARCHJaimie Gradus and Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd will help assess the potential relationship between exposure to toxic substances experienced during military service and variety of mental health and other conditions. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPuerto Rico faces a significant health surveillance gap compared to the 50 U.S. states, making it ever more difficult to make data-driven decisions that support the well-being of its residents, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION STARTER
In this conversation with Yvette Cozier, SPH alum Dielle Lundberg (SPH'19), PhD student at the University of Washington School of Public Health, discusses disability justice, defining disability, and her commitment to dismantling structural abelism in public health and healthcare. Watch the video or listen to the full conversation here.
In the Media.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health.
CNN
Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
Quotes Tuhina Neogi, professor of epidemiology.
BLOOMBERG
Quotes Matthew Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
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