SPH This Week.
February 13, 2022
Must Reads.
RESEARCH
Black and Hispanic men disproportionately experienced the injuries, underscoring a history of systemic racism and health inequities, as well as the need for sustained investment in violence prevention services.
SCHOOL NEWSJacqueline Milton Hicks, clinical associate professor of biostatistics, is recognized by Mathematically Gifted and Black, a website designed to celebrate the achievements of Black scholars in the mathematical sciences. |
RESEARCHA new study found that both current and former e-cigarette users were more likely to develop respiratory symptoms within 12 months of use than those who did not use e-cigarettes. |
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Monday, February 14, 2022
10:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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The psychologist and director of medical affairs at Big Health discusses the pandemic’s impact on young adult mental health, the future of mental health digital therapies, and reaching marginalized populations. |
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Think. Teach. Do.
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Emily A. Schmied, assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral science at San Diego State University School of Public Health, and Kristen Quinlan, research scientist at the Education Development Center, discuss how to use policy statements to guide suicide prevention advocacy efforts.
SCHOOL NEWSEleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology, explains how a pandemic becomes endemic, what that means, and if we'll ever be able to stop thinking about COVID. |
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGERegistration is now open for PopHealthExperience, which offers rising 10th-12th-graders an engaging and immersive introduction to the field of public health. Taking place July 11-22, the program will include new public health competencies, media production training, and a residential program option. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POST
Researchers examined attitudes and opinions on comics used to educate women about expanded carrier screening during prenatal care.
In the Media.
LA TIMES
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
THE 74
Quotes Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology.
BOSTON GLOBE
Quotes Jonathan Levy, chair and professor of environmental health
WBUR
Quotes Madeleine Scammell, associate professor of environmental health.
HEALTH CITY
Article co-written by MPH student Kayla Anderson.
GLOBAL HEALTH NOW
Quotes alum Arianne Henry.
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“It will take many years of sustained investments to make Boston safer and more equitable,” says @jonjaytweets, following a new study in @JAMANetworkOpen that found that #firearm injuries increased in Massachusetts during the first year of #COVID19: https://ctt.ec/u7eHW+
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