Should We Take Sides?

In a new Dean's Note, Dean Sandro Galea discusses how SPH chooses whether, and when, to speak out as a community on contemporary issues of consequence. Read more.

RESEARCH

Accidental Death Rates among US Soldiers Deployed in Afghanistan/Iraq Wars Differ by Time Since Deployment, Age, and Gender

A new study led by Rachel Sayko Adams found that car accidents and accidental overdose accounted for the majority of these deaths. Car accidents were highest among military members immediately following their return from deployment, while the highest rates of fatal accidental overdoses occurred later in postdeployment life. Read more.

ALUMNI NEWS

**Alum's Overdose Prevention and Recovery Work Featured in Boston Globe Editorial Cartoon**

Danielle McPeak (SPH'20) is an overdose prevention and recovery specialist with the Cambridge Public Health Department whose Narcan trainings were featured in a cartoon originally published in the Boston Globe. Read more.

RESEARCH

Addressing College Mental Health ‘Cannot Fall Solely to the Campus Health System’

A New York Times Magazine article about a string of suicides at a Massachusetts college in 2021 includes findings from the Healthy Minds Study, a nationwide survey on college mental health co-led by Sarah Lipson. Learn more.

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They’re navigating a system that only really gives them that support if they totally go cold turkey.

DANIELLE MCPEAK (SPH'20)
OVERDOSE PREVENTION SPECIALIST, ON PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE

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WEDNESDAY

FEB

1–2:30 p.m.

Centering Aging Populations in the Public Health Agenda

PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE

Join SPH for this conversation on the health of older adults, in which experts will examine the unique health challenges that aging populations face and how can we better promote this population's health, both nationally and globally.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

ADHD Crash Course

Drivers over age 65 with ADHD were nearly twice as likely to get a traffic ticket or be involved in a car crash as those without an ADHD diagnosis, writes PHP fellow Caroline Dignard in a new databyte. Learn more.

PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Prison Nutrition: Cooking Up Options for Those Serving Time

Prison meals are nutritionally insufficient, which negatively impacts incarcerated individuals' mental, physical, and behavioral health and well-being, writes PHP fellow Sean Hagan. Read more.

FREE ASSOCIATIONS PODCAST

Do Taxes and Warning Labels Affect Meat Purchases?

In a new episode of Free Associations, hosts Matthew Fox and Jessica Leibler, and first-time guest host Allegra Gordon, discuss a study of the effect of taxes and warning labels on purchases of red meat. Listen to the podcast.

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In the Media.

CBS NEWS

Massachusetts General Hospital in “Full-Blown Crisis” for Patients Looking for Emergency Care

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.

AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION NEWS

Vaccine Hesitancy Gives Some US Dog, Cat Owners Cold Feet

Mentions research by Matt Motta, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.

NEW YORK TIMES MA G AZINE

The Unthinkable Mental Health Crisis That Shook a New England College

Mentions research by Sarah Lipson, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

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Keep up with SPH on Instagram.

Can a sugar-sweetened beverage tax sway consumers to steer clear of sugary drinks? All signs point to yes, according to a new study by Justin White. Check out this video from our student content creator, Gwen Ip, to learn more about the findings.

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