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Narrative Month: Multimedia Storytelling

 
 
March 26, 2017
 

 

 
SIGNATURE EVENTS
 
 
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DEAN'S SEMINAR: FILM SCREENING
Exclusive MTV Shuga: Down South Screening in Boston
 
 
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DEAN'S SEMINAR PRESENTS Georgia Arnold, Joel Christian Gill, and Alex Horwitz
Creating Culture, Making Change: The Role of Entertainment in Global Health
 
 
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PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM PRESENTS ELDAR SHAFIR
Behavioral Policy in Contexts of Scarcity
 
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE
 
 
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The Mental Health Imperative
Three reasons why it is imperative that we engage with the challenge of mental illness as a core element of the work of public health.
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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‘Now More Than Ever’
[VIDEO] SPH launches 10-week video and social media campaign to highlight and reaffirm mission of public health.
 
 
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Alumna Leads Summer Course on Showing, Not Telling
Amanda Makulec of John Snow, Inc., to teach PHX Summer Institute course on data visualization.
 
 
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Advancing Maternal and Child Health in Nagpur, India
[SLIDESHOW] In early March, SPH research team traveled to Nagpur for meetings and visits to research sites throughout region.
 
 
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Professor Launches Health Policy Blog
David Rosenbloom shares universal healthcare insights while visiting Cuba, South Africa, India, China, and Japan.
 
 
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Association Found Between Marijuana Use and Adolescent Dating Violence
Authors recommend more research to examine link and whether marijuana use is predictor of future violence.
 
 
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Insurance in Indonesia Linked to Better Maternal Care
Barriers include access to health facilities, poor referral system, and variations in "clinical competence" of maternal care providers.
 
 
 
IN CONVERSATION WITH
 
 
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‘We Need a Sense of Urgency’
Professor C. Robert Horsburgh on flipping tuberculosis narrative, why treatable disease persists, and how communities can beat TB.
 
 
 
VIEWPOINT
 
 
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When Public Health and Pop Culture Collide

The relationship between health and pop culture is dynamic, complex, and increasingly important to our well-being.

 
by Chase Crossno, Learning and Development Manager, Digital Learning Office
 
 
 
RECENTLY AT SPH
 
 
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'An Expression of Our Core Values'
[VIDEO] At Dean's Seminar, Danielle Martin, vice president of medical affairs and health system solutions at Women's Health College in Toronto, spoke of strengths and foibles of Canadian health care.
 
 
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'This Is Still a Great Story'
[SLIDESHOW] At Global Health Storytelling, journalists, filmmakers, and public health experts shared stories and challenges of last 35 years of global pandemic.
 
 
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'How Do We Deal with Irrational Fear?'
[VIDEO] At annual Shine Lecture, David A. Soley, partner at Maine law firm Bernstein Shur, discussed his defense of Kaci Hickox in Maine v. Hickox and US mass hysteria surrounding Ebola.
 
 
 
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST
 
 
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What Does It Mean to Be a Just Institution?
What are the roles and responsibilities of academic institutions during the Trump administration when affiliations and professional and personal boundaries can become less clear?
 
by Lauren A. Taylor, Harvard Business School
 
 
 
FROM POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE
 
 
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featured summer institute course
Online Fundraising Bootcamp for Public Health Programs and Non-Profits
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
The Atlantic
The Mystery of Why So Many American Men Aren’t Working — quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health.
 
Bloomberg
The What the FDA Gets Wrong About E-Cigarettes — opinion by Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
STAT News
Here’s the Prescription that Ben Carson Needs to Write for HUD — opinion by Megan Sandel, associate professor of environmental health.
 
Scientific American
Ethical Guidelines on Lab-Grown Embryos Beg for Revamping, Scientists Say — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management.
 
Fortune
This St. Patrick’s Day, Imagine an America Without Irish Immigrants — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
NECN
Obamacare, Trumpcare and Your Care — interview with David Jones, assistant professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, March 28, 8:45am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: FILM SCREENING—Exclusive MTV Shuga: Down South Screening in Boston
Tuesday, March 28, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, 602 Commonwealth Avenue, Morse Auditorium.
 
Faculty Senate Meeting
Tuesday, March 28, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm, Crosstown 305.
 
DEAN’S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—Creating Culture, Making Change: The Role of Entertainment in Global Health
Tuesday, March 28, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Alumni Reception—ACHE Congress with Professors Vicky Parker and Chris Louis
Tuesday, March 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Tortoise Supper Club, 350 North State Street, Chicago.
 
Alumni Reception—ACHE Congress with Professors Vicky Parker and Chris Louis
Tuesday, March 28, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Tortoise Supper Club, 350 North State Street, Chicago.
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Behavioral Policy in Contexts of Scarcity
Wednesday, March 29, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
SPH Talent Show
Friday, March 31, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.
 
DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM—Building Healthy Cities: Boston and Beyond
Wednesday, April 5, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Monday, April 10, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Founders Room.
 
DEAN’S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—Income Inequality and Health in America: A Lancet Special Issue
Monday, April 10, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, April 11, 8:45 am – 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Preventing Memory Loss and Dementia
Wednesday, April 12, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
DEAN’S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—It’s Not About the Bathroom: The Fight for Transgender Equality
Thursday, April 13, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Student Coffee Chat with the Dean
Thursday, April 13, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Founders Room.
 
Staff Breakfast with the Dean
Friday, April 14, 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Crosstown 305.
 
View the full SPH calendar.