SPH This Week

SPH This Week

August 28, 2016

DEAN'S NOTE

What is public health anyway? What are we trying to do? Eighteen charts to make the case for public health.

[VIDEO] Death rate has increased nearly 27 percent from 2000 to 2014.

Foam pits in gyms linked to elevated levels of toxins found in gymnasts' urine samples.

Heightened rates of premature death for workers who go out on "lost time" benefits due to illness or injury.

Nelson Holmes assists study of gender-based violence intervention in Arusha Region.

Aja Griffin and Connie Lo are among 16 fellows spending next year at CDC.

It is crucial to share the stories of Indian people living with disabilities so as to shed light on their largely invisible experience.

by Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni

Forbes
The FDAs Incomprehensible Answer to a Crucial Question About Its E-Cigarette Regulations quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

Boston Globe
Getting Smarter About Guns, One State at a Time opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.

Los Angeles Times
Obamacare Covers Free Annual Physicals, Right? Wrong quotes Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley Professor of health law.

Washington Post
Researchers Find Unsafe Levels of Industrial Chemicals in Drinking Water of 6 Million Americans quotes Richard Clapp, professor emeritus of environmental health.

WCVB
People Should Be Cautious Traveling to Florida, Doctor Says interview with Davidson Hamer, professor of global health.

SPH Orientation
August 30 31, all day, #SPHWelcome16.

Symposium to Honor Theodore Colton
Thursday, September 1, 1:00 pm 5:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.

Community Tours and Field Service Day
Friday, September 2, all day, multiple locations.

Dean's SeminarLegalized Marijuana: Right for Massachusetts?
Thursday, September 8, 1:00 pm 2:15 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Tuesday, September 13, 9:30 am 10:30 am, Founders Room.

Dean's SymposiumThe Role of Pharmaceuticals in Public Health
Thursday, September 15, 9:00 am 5:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Thursday, September 15, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm, Founders Room.

Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Friday, September 16, 9:00 am 10:00 am, CT305.

Diversity and Inclusion SeminarThinking Fast Makes Changing Slow: Human Thought Processes Interfere with Achieving Diversity
Tuesday, September 20, 12:00 pm 1:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, September 20, 8:45 am 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.

Public Health ForumUpstream, Downstream: How Public Health Schools and Graduates Can Succeed in Improving Health
Wednesday, September 28, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.