SPH This Month

January 10, 2016

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Happy New Year, Our 40th Anniversary Year

12.20	An Argument for Diversity and Inclusion in Public Health
12.13	Learning about Prevention
12.06	Tradeoffs in Disease Screening
11.29	Secondosis: A Case Study in Stymied Disease Prevention

NEWS

Outcomes Worse for Diabetes Patients from Urban Areas

Urban residents in Nepal report poorer physical health, quality of life.

Professor Brings Practical Applications to Intro Course

Retrospective evaluation by Jacey Greece found mimicking real consulting work was effective addition.

Students Help Implement Indian HIV-Positive Vocational School

[VIDEO] Shirly Thomas and Miranda Fadden worked with Snehagram, a residential school for children with HIV.

Alumni NEWS

An Uphill Battle for Sex Education in Rural Kenya

[VIDEO] Alumna Sarah Stevens ('15) and Clinical Assistant Professor Monica Onyango co-founded GABS to bring sex education to rural West Kenyan schools.

Alumna Named to State Free Clinic Board

Carrie Bridges Feliz ('03) joins board of directors for the Rhode Island Free Clinic, which provides comprehensive primary health care for uninsured Rhode Islanders.

VIEWPOINT

US Drug Companies Failing to Offer Affordable Drugs

Federal drug price regulation is necessary and inevitable.

by Leonard Glantz

REFLECTION

Human Rights and Relationships

An unexpected reunion reminds us that some human rights stories end happily.

by Sondra Crosby

RECENTLY AT SPH

Nanomedicine Poses Challenges for Public Health

Martin Philbert, dean and professor of toxicology at University of Michigan School of Public Health, spoke at final Public Health Forum of 2015.

IN THE MEDIA

Fortune
This Is Why You Cant Always Trust Data article written by Dean Sandro Galea.

Rolling Stone
E-Cigs Inconvenient Truth: Its Much Safer to Vape quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

Wall Street Journal
Ben Carson May Have Had Prostate Problems After His Surgery quotes George Annas, professor of health law, ethics & human rights.

The New York Times
U.S. Reports a New Low in Deaths of Infants quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.

The Atlantic
When the Government Tells Poor People How to Live references study by Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences, and Jennifer Paruk, research assistant in community health sciences.

UPCOMING EVENTS

DEAN IN THE WORLD Alumni Receptions
Tuesday, January 12, Seoul, South Korea.
Friday, January 22, Cleveland, OH.
Wednesday, January 27, Philadelphia, PA.
Thursday, January 28, Morristown, NJ.

DEAN'S SEMINAR SERIES - Walking and Talking: Using Your Feet and Your Voice to Change the World
Wednesday, January 20, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM - Advancing Public Health Science for Global Health: A Health Research Funders Perspective
Tuesday, January 26, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM - Beyond Ferguson: Social Injustice and the Health of the Public
Wednesday, February 3, 8:30 am 3:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

40th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration
Thursday, February 4, 6:00 pm, Algonquin Club.

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