SPH This Week

SPH This Week

December 18, 2016

DEAN'S NOTE

Looking Back at the Year

2016 is almost over. A reflection on the year at the School, looking forward to 2017.

NEWS

International Travelers Act as Sentinels for Zika Transmission

[VIDEO] Case review highlights "critical need" for high-quality Zika testing.

Substance Use Treatment During Pregnancy Improves Birth Outcomes

Massachusetts women with unmet substance-use treatment needs represent too many missed opportunities.

More Progress Needed to Address Uncontrolled Hypertension

Tailored interventions needed that address unique characteristics and barriers for specific populations.

Im Happy to Have Found My Academic Family

New diversity scholars welcomed over dinner on December 9.

SPH Community Throws Holiday Party for Barkley Neighbors

Students of Color for Public Health raised $2,590 for December 14 holiday party at nearby Barkley Apartments.

VIEWPOINT

Another Assault on Responsible Environmental Policy and Climate Change Control

The appointment of Scott Pruitt as director of the EPA represents a grave threat to both human health and the future of the planet.

by Roberta F. White, Jonathan Levy, and Wendy Heiger-Bernays

FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST

Lessons from the Tea Party

Our political discourse and policy outcomes would be very different if more Americans across the political spectrum showed the same level of interest and dedication.

by David K. Jones, PHP Editor-in-Chief

IN THE MEDIA

The Atlantic
What Are the Risks for Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes? quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

Newsweek
Nearly Every American Will Know a Gun Violence Victim quotes Dean Sandro Galea.

Business Insider
States with Stricter Gun Control and Higher Mental Health Expenditure Have Fewer School Shootings, Study Finds quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences.

New York Times
The Problem with One-Size-Fits-All Health Insurance opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

LOOKING AHEAD

Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Tuesday, December 20, 9:00 am 10:00 am, Founders Room.

Faculty Senate Meeting
Tuesday, December 20, 12:30 pm 1:50 pm, CT305.

Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Wednesday, January 18, 10:00 am 11:00 am, Founders Room.

New Student Orientation
Wednesday, January 18, 4:00 pm 8:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Monday, January 23, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm, Talbot, 307C.

Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Wednesday, January 25, 9:30 am 10:30 am, Wilkins Board Room.

PUBLIC HEALTH FORUMA Global Perspective on Obesity-Related Health Disparities in the United States
Wednesday, January 25, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

DEAN'S SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTHWishlist for the New President
Thursday, January 26, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

View the full SPH calendar.