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November 20, 2022
SPH This Week.
Latest News, Research, and More
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, a note of reflection and gratitude.
RESEARCH
People who are most at risk are aged 35 and older, current or former smokers, or patients who delivered via Cesarean section, according to a new study led by Samantha Parker. See the findings.
EDUCATION
Designed and taught by Ryann Monteiro (SPH’18), the course explores the relationship between the dispossession and disconnection of land, language, and culture, and the health inequities faced by Indigenous communities today. Read more.
ALUMNI NEWSElizabeth Ragan (SPH’15) is putting her public health skills and experience into practice at the national level, spending her fellowship year working at the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Learn more. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTPHP fellow Hannah Tremont analyzes a study in which researchers measured COVID-19 case and mortality data with the burden of voting restrictions across different demographic makeups. See the findings. |
VIEWPOINT
Wealthy countries produce the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions, and they are long overdue in providing financial assistance to lower-income countries that disproportionately absorb the harmful effects of climate change, writes MPH student Megan Jones, following COP27, the UN's annual Climate Change Conference. Read more.
WEDNESDAY
NOV
30
1–2:30 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONVERSATION—ONLINE
How should public health prioritize the concerns of disabled populations in our work? Eric Rubenstein, assistant professor of epidemiology, moderates a discussion with disability rights advocate Judy Heumann, followed by a panel discussion with moderator and The Independent correspondent Eric Garcia and scholars in the disability space.
POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGEIn this PHX Winter Institute course, participants will learn to communicate spatial data with confidence and produce high-quality digital maps to support public health decision-making. Kevin James, assistant professor of environmental health, will teach the course, which takes place Jan. 9-11. Register here. |
PUBLIC HEALTH POSTIn a new PHPod episode, Kevin Outterson, associate professor of health law, ethics & human rights and executive director of CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), speaks with PHP fellows Connor McCombs and Bethany Hallenborg about global efforts to prevent antibiotic resistance. Listen to the podcast. |
In the Media.
Quotes Kevin Outterson, associate professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
Quotes Julia Raifman, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
Quotes Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of community health sciences.
Quotes Megan Cole Brahim, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
Interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health, and mentions study co-authored by Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology.
Quotes Nicole Huberfeld, Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law.
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