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Boston University School of Public Health
SPH This Week
 
 
April 9, 2017
 
 
SIGNATURE EVENTs
 
 
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DEAN’S SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH FEATURING ISSUE AUTHORS
Income Inequality and Health in America: A Lancet Special Issue
 
 
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PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM FEATURING MARY SANO
Preventing Memory Loss and Dementia
 
 
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DEAN’S SEMINAR FEATURING MASON DUNN
It’s Not About the Bathroom: The Fight for Transgender Equality
 
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE
 
 
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The Growing Impact of Dementia on the Health of Populations
Dementia is a leading challenge to the health of an aging population. A note on the scope of the problem and thoughts on ways forward.
 
 
 
NEWS
 
 
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Weight History Over Time Shows Higher Risk of Death for Overweight, Obese People
Work further undercuts "obesity paradox," which posits that being overweight protects against mortality from heart and other diseases.
 
 
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Genetic Assessment Developed to Gauge Risk for Age-Associated Alzheimer’s Disease
High polygenic hazard scores linked to higher risk for developing age-associated disease.
 
 
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Rising Income Inequality Tied to Gaps in Survival
Poorest 5 percent of Americans have experienced no gains in survival, while middle- and high- income Americans have seen life expectancy increase by two years.
 
 
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Healthy Cities ‘Take an Entire Community’
[VIDEO] SPH and GE healthymagination co-host symposium on how private and public sectors can work together to make cities healthier.
 
 
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Professor Honored for Career in Epidemiology
Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) to give Professor Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award at June 23 event.
 
 
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Scenes from 2017 Talent Show
[SLIDESHOW] SPH Student Senate and Graduate Student Life hosted Sixth Annual Talent Show on March 31.
 
 
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Therapy Dogs Help School Community Reduce Stress
[VIDEO] As part of National Public Heath Week, massive Mastiffs Morgan and Olive stopped by for petting sessions with students, faculty, and staff.
 
 
 
NOW MORE THAN EVER
 
 
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'For Me, Issue That's Important Is Women's Reproductive Rights'
[VIDEO] Monica Onyango, clinical assistant professor of global health, discusses expansion of so-called "global gag rule" and its ramifications.
 
 
 
IN CONVERSATION WITH
 
 
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‘I Didn’t Know What I Was Doing Was Public Health’
Catherine Ettman, Dean’s Office chief of staff, on working in politics and public health, SPH at its best, and “no scramble.”
 
 
 
VIEWPOINT
 
 
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Bias, Buses, and Blood Pressure: Health of Trans Communities in the Face of Hate
When healthcare professionals see bias, bigotry, or harassment against trans and gender nonconforming people, responding with silence is one our community cannot afford.
by Mason Dunn
 
 
 
DEAN'S NOTE REVISITED
 
 
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On Discrimination Against Transgender Populations
Ahead of this week's Dean's Seminar on transgender health, we revisit a note on the responsibilities of public health to this population.
 
 
 
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST
 
 
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Deb Dugan on Narrative, Innovation, and ‘Finding a Common North Star’
Talking with Deb Dugan, CEO of (RED)
 
by Madeline Bishop, PHP fellow, and Michael Stein, chair of health law, policy & management
 
 
 
FROM POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE
 
 
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featured summer institute course
Health Equity & Social Justice: Essential Tools for Public Health Professionals
 
 
 
IN THE MEDIA
 
 
CNN
Mom at Center of ‘Wrongful Birth’ Debate: If Lawmakers Cared, They Would Have Called — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management.
 
NPR
Carrying Some Extra Pounds May Not Be Good After All — quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health.
 
STAT News
Not Just Colombia: Novartis Has Charged More for Some Drugs in Mexico, Too — quotes Veronika Wirtz, associate professor of global health.
 
Fortune
The Dysfunction Behind Trumpcare Explained — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
 
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.
 
Faculty Senate Meeting
Tuesday, April 25, 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
View the full SPH calendar.