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November 6, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
SCHOOL NEWS
This initiative, called Generation Health, will fill gaps in available funding for students seeking practicum experiences that support community-based organizations doing critical public health work. Learn more.
RESEARCH
Special Olympics athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities conducted a study on hydration in a public health co-research training program with Eric Rubenstein and a team of SPH students. On Nov. 8 at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Boston, the group will discuss how this collaborative approach can increase representation of people with IDD in research. Read more.
SCHOOL NEWS
Celebrating 150 years, the 2022 American Public Health Association Meeting & Expo will take place in Boston Nov. 6-9. Here is a rundown of SPH's participation in the conference, including oral and poster presentations, an exhibit hall booth, and an Alumni & Friends reception. Read more.
AWARDSLosina uses innovative biostatistical methods to address pressing clinical and health policy questions in orthopedics, rheumatology, HIV, and global health. The annual award from SPH recognizes an alum from any graduate-level biostatistics program at BU. Learn more. |
RESEARCHA new study led by Koichiro Shiba found that this association persists regardless of race/ethnicity and gender, but women may benefit slightly more than men from the health-protective effects of purpose. Read more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
By failing to actively promote evidence-based health policy, political leaders perpetuate an opinion environment that supports lawmakers who aim to weaken vaccine mandates, writes Matt Motta in a new Viewpoint. Read more.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEThe festival will pair compelling visual stories with thoughtful discussion, including three feature-length films, a panel discussion, and three blocks of short films. It takes place at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering in Boston and tickets are free for current BU students, faculty, and staff. Register here. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTRegina Wu, primary care physician and president of the Newton Food Pantry, discusses how food banks and food pantries contribute to food security, in the first of a month-long PHP series on this issue. Read more. |
MONDAY
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1:00–2:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for a conversation between Dean Sandro Galea and Ian Rowe, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, who has written about education, housing issues, family formation, and adoption.
In the Media.
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
Quotes David Jernigan, professor of health law, policy & management.
Interview with Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.
Quotes Amruta Nori-Sarma, assistant professor of environmental health.
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The 2022 midterm elections are Tuesday, Nov. 8, and public health is on the Massachusetts ballot. Christopher Rick explains Question 1, Paul Shafer explains Question 2, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba explains Question 4, and Craig Andrade shares why it is so important to vote.
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