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March 19, 2017
 

 

 
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
 
 
Introducing Our Assistant Dean of Development and Alumni Relations
 
 
SIGNATURE EVENTS
 
 
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DEAN'S SEMINAR PRESENTS DANIELLE MARTIN
Dispatches from the North: Learning from Canadian Health Care
 
 
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DEAN'S SEMINAR: GLOBAL HEALTH STORYTELLING
Ending AIDS: The Politics of Possibility
 
 
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DEAN'S SEMINAR: CATHY SHINE LECTURE
Maine v. Kaci Hickox: Public Health Protection or Ebola Panic?
 
 
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DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM presents Patrick McCarthy, Michael Nutter, and more
Cities & Kids: Enabling Optimal Development for Urban Youth
 
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE
 
 
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Freedom “to” vs. Freedom “from”
On our focus on freedom “to” and why our collective health may benefit from thinking about freedom “from.”
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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New Health Communication Certificate Program Introduced
Students completing Health Communication and Promotion certificate learn to tell stories that motivate and enable change.
 
 
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New Bedford Harbor Identified as Major Source of Airborne PCBs
[VIDEO] Harbor pollution identified as largest continuous source of airborne PCBs ever measured from natural waters in US or Canada.
 
 
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Cigarette Smoking Linked to Increased Risk of Substance Use Relapse
Smokers had about twice the odds of relapsing to drug use over three years compared to non-smokers.
 
 
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SPH at ASPPH
At annual meeting of Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health, Dean Sandro Galea led gun violence discussion, and Jessica Leibler and Mary Murphy-Phillips received awards.
 
 
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Shine Lecture: Lessons from Ebola on Public Health Protection vs. Panic
David Soley, lawyer for Maine nurse who fought mandatory quarantine, will discuss complex issues raised in public health epidemics.
 
 
 
IN CONVERSATION WITH
 
 
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Public Health Is About Bridging the Divide
Professor Lois McCloskey on Theatre of the Oppressed, teaching improv to clinicians and patients, and how art can change public health practice.
 
 
 
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST
 
 
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Economic Policy as Health Policy
How eight common state economic policies impact population health.
 
by Elizabeth Rigby, George Washington University, and Megan E. Hatch, Cleveland State University
 
 
 
FROM POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE
 
 
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featured summer institute course
Strategic Communication in Public Health
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
International Business Times
People Are Turning to Porn When Sex Education Fails. Can It Teach Us Anything about Relationships? — quotes Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences.
 
Huffington Post
Insurance Companies Just Accidentally Made the Case for Medicare for All — quotes Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
Phys Org
New Research Identifies New Bedford Harbor as Major Source of Airborne PCBs — quotes Wendy Heiger-Bernays, associate professor of environmental health.
 
Jamaica Gleaner
Study: Men Should Ejaculate at Least 21 Times a Month to Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk — references study by Jennifer Rider, assistant professor of epidemiology.
 
Milbank Quarterly
Revisiting Burke: The AHCA and Freedom from Sickness — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: GLOBAL HEALTH STORYTELLING—Ending AIDS: The Politics of Possibility
NEW DATE: Monday, March 20, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 209.
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH—Dispatches from the North: Learning from Canadian Health Care
Monday, March 20, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Wednesday, March 22, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Crosstown 305.
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR: SHINE LECTURE—Maine v. Kaci Hickox: Public Health Protection or Ebola Panic?
Wednesday, March 22, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
DEAN'S SYMPOSIUM—Cities & Kids: Enabling Optimal Development for Urban Youth
Thursday, March 23, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm, Trustees Lounge, 1 Silber Way.
 
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.
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Behavioral Policy in Contexts of Scarcity
Wednesday, March 29, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
Alumni Reception—Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Confronting Powerful Corporations to Protect the Public’s Health with Professor Michael Siegel
Monday, April 3, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Union League Club, New York, NY.
 
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.
 
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