SPH This Week

SPH This Week

October 30, 2016

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Dean's Seminar Featuring Francois Venter

Thursday, November 3, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Looking ahead to a new administration, what are some steps we could take to improve the health of the US population?

Sample sizes that are too small and lack of attention to control groups among key problems.

Combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and adherence counseling effective in easing depression, improving use of antiretroviral medication.

Higher household income and longer duration of clean-up work mitigate psychological problems among Deepwater Horizon recovery workers.

At BUSPH Stories on October 21, 10 community members told their public health stories live.

Michael Grodin receives Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program mentor award for work with 4+1 student.

[VIDEO] At Public Health Forum, Harvard Medical School faculty member Marcia Angell argued America's market-based healthcare system dooms ACA.

Boston Globe
Noise Report Cards for Boston Neighborhoods quotes Jonathan Levy, professor of environmental health.

NPR
Trick Or Treat? Critics Blast Big Sodas Efforts to Fend Off Taxes quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

WBUR
Noise Complaints Lead FAA to Study Logan Airport Flight Paths interview with Cindy L. Christiansen, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

Huffington Post
The Unnecessary Persistence of Tuberculosis opinion by Dean Sandro Galea and C. Robert Horsburgh, professor of epidemiology.

Futurity
Rules on Readmission May Hurt Safety-Net Hospitals quotes Kathleen Carey, professor of health law, policy & management.

Dean's SeminarHIV: Succeeding at Treatment, Failing at Prevention
Thursday, November 3, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

SPH Fall Festival for Staff
Friday, November 4, 2:00 pm 4:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Public Health ForumThe Good Life: Working Together to Promote Opportunity and Improve Population Health and Well-Being
Wednesday, November 9, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, November 15, 8:45 am 11:00 am, Hiebert Lounge.

Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Wednesday, November 16, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm, Founders Room.

40th Anniversary Gala
Thursday, November 17, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm, The State Room, 60 State Street.

Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Tuesday, November 22, 9:00 am 10:00 am, Wilkins Board Room.

Faculty Senate Meeting
Tuesday, November 22, 12:30 pm 1:50 pm, CT305.