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January 21, 2024
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
DEAN'S NOTE
In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea identifies the values that guide our commitment to free expression. Read the note.
RESEARCH
Timothy Callaghan penned chapters on healthcare access and cancer disparities in Rural Healthy People 2030, an edited book volume that is published every 10 years to examine the most important health topics for rural Americans. Read more.
RESEARCHDacia Beard and Michael Stein share lessons learned over the course of the HEALing Communities Study about how to successfully implement locally tailored communications campaigns to promote treatment and prevention of opioid addiction. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTStores that sell hair products with higher concentrations of toxic, endocrine-disrupting chemicals are commonly found in low-income communities of color, a practice that researchers call 'retail redlining,' writes PHP fellow Kara Schmidt. Read more. |
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A school has a responsibility to elevate speech which sheds light rather than heat by being grounded in fact and reason.
DEAN SANDRO GALEA
ON SPH'S COMMITMENT TO FREE EXPRESSION
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WEDNESDAY
JAN
24
1–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
Join SPH for a conversation that will explore the economic forces that shape health, examining how economic policy influences our health outcomes and which economic policies have the potential to advance the health of populations nationally and globally.
SCHOOL NEWS
The staff awards program acknowledges staff achievements, behaviors, and strong work ethics that embody SPH’s core mission and values. The latest recipients are Axin Hua, Marie Bermudez, Caroline McQuade, Kanisha Mittal, Christine Copacino, Jean-Claude Regis, Amanda Velez, Peyton Veytia, Katie Hoskins, Cathleen Prata, and Emily Sisson. Read more.
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTLater school start times may improve students' weight, eating habits, and exercise behaviors, writes PHP fellow Adna Jaganjac. Learn more. |
ACTIVIST LABIn a recent episode of the Activist Lab's podcast, Craig Andrade speaks with Sasha Goodfriend, executive director of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Organization for Women, about her work curating feminist and queer experiences through partnerships with statewide government and how this work serves as a valuable investment in public health practice. Listen to the podcast. |
In the Media.
Op-ed written by Elaine Nsoesie, associate professor of global health.
Quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health.
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