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Boston University School of Public Health
SPH This Week
 
January 22, 2017
 
 
SIGNATURE EVENTS
 
 
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Public Health Forum Featuring Shiriki K. Kumanyika
A Global Perspective on Obesity-Related Health Disparities in the United States
 
 
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Diversity and Inclusion Seminar: Film Screening
Documentary Screening of The Abominable Crime
 
 
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Dean's Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Public Health Featuring Christopher F. Koller and Lisa Wong
Wish List for the New President
 
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE
 
 
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On Implementation
Some thoughts on public health implementation, and on translating innovation into positive change.
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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Public Health Leaders Issue ‘Call to Action’ on Gun Safety
[VIDEO] Experts from SPH and 40 other schools call for private funding for research, state-level initiatives, and focus on promoting safety.
 
 
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High Risk of Death Found in Children with Undiagnosed Tuberculosis
Cases represent “large and invisible burden of preventable child deaths.”
 
 
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C-Section Rates Level Off After Sharp Increases
Average increase in rates from 2008 to 2013 just 1.5 percent in 21 wealthy countries.
 
 
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Professor Joins JAMA Editorial Staff
Richard Saitz became journal’s associate editor on January 1.
 
 
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Researchers Support Global NCD Push
Center for Global Health and Development to evaluate biopharmaceutical partnership to improve non-communicable disease care.
 
 
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‘It’s Safer for Her to Stay at Home’
In rural Ethiopian community, students Senait Ghebrehiwet and Tithi Baul look for cause of gender disparity in schizophrenia diagnosis.
 
 
 
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST
 
 
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Put People and Prevention Ahead of Politics
Speaker Paul Ryan needs to acknowledge that health is a shared value and understand how the social determinants of health shape our lives.
 
by Paul Shafer, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
Wired
Not Even Insurance Companies Want Obamacare Repealed — quotes David Jones, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
 
New York Post
New Blood Test Predicts When You’ll Die — quotes Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics.
 
ABC News
Janet Napolitano in Hospital Over Side Effect of Cancer Care — quotes George Annas, professor of health law, policy & management.
 
Thrive Global
The Case for Vaccines — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
Huffington Post
CVS Boosts Access to EpiPen Rival That’s Only 17 Percent the Cost — quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Wednesday, January 25, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Wilkins Board Room.
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—A Global Perspective on Obesity-Related Health Disparities in the United States
Wednesday, January 25, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SEMINAR: FILM SCREENING—Documentary Screening of The Abominable Crime
Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—Wish List for the New President
Thursday, January 26, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, January 31, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Tuesday, January 31, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Founders Room.
 
DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM—Reducing Health Inequities: Advancing Meaningful Change
Wednesday, February 1, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Friday, February 3, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room.
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—How the Private Sector Can Make a Difference
Friday, February 3, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room.
 
Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Thursday, February 16, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Founders Room.
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Friday, February 17, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, CT305.
 
View the full SPH calendar.