SPH This Week

April 23, 2017

What constitutes a crisis? How can we better apply the public health crisis label to keep focus on what matters most to the health of populations?

NEWS

Examining Mixed-Gender Shelter for Child Survivors of Sex Exploitation in Italy

Italy shelter cited for flexible, loose approach to regulating youth.

Use of Electronic Prescription Refills Linked to Veterans Improved Health

Users were more likely to have significant improvements in HIV viral load status.

More Rigorous Evidence Needed on Pharma Access Programs

[VIDEO] Companies should do more to generate high-quality evidence on their initiatives.

In the Classroom: Students Consult on Promoting Telehealth

Students in Communication Strategies for Public Health create communications plan for telehealth provider, host webinar on April 27.

Professor Honored by Society of General Internal Medicine

Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences, receives SGIM award for CARE unit.

NOW MORE THAN EVER

'It Is So Important That We Continue to Mobilize'

[VIDEO] MPH candidate Kalpita Patel discusses urgency of bringing people together to promote healthier communities.

FROM PUBLIC HEALTH POST

HIV in the US Deep South

On need to address structural, financial, and cultural factors that contribute to disproportionate Southern HIV epidemic.

by Susan S. Reif, Center for Health Policy & Inequalities Research, Duke University; Carolyn McAllaster, Clinical Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law; and Elena Wilson, Project Coordinator, Duke University

FROM POPULATION HEALTH EXCHANGE

FEATURED SUMMER INSTITUTE COURSE

Evaluating Epidemiologic Data in the Digital Age

[VIDEO] Developing skills in critical evaluation can help us ensure the validity of epidemiologic data. June 12-14, 20 hours.

IN THE MEDIA

Washington Post
One Little Drop of Your Blood May Someday Predict How Long Youll Live quotes Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics.

Boston Globe
In Drunken-Driving Cases, Melanies Law Is Rarely Used quotes Richard Saitz, chair and professor of community health sciences, and Timothy Naimi, associate professor of community health sciences.

Scientific American
As Scientists Get Political, Public Health Offers a Blueprint for Success opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.

Newsweek
Rich Americans Live 15 Years Longer Than Poor Counterparts: Study quotes Jacob Bor, assistant professor of global health.

LOOKING AHEAD

Faculty Senate Meeting
Tuesday, April 25, 12:30 pm 1:50 pm, CT305.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION LECTURE: Navigating Difficult Discussions
Tuesday, May 2, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Alumni ReceptionGame Changer for Athletes: Saving Youth From the Tragedy of Head Impact Sports with Professor Yorghos Tripodis
Monday, May 8, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.

School Assembly for Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, May 9, 8:45 am 10:50 am, Hiebert Lounge.

DEANS SEMINAR: BOOK DISCUSSIONThere Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration
Tuesday, May 9, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Faculty Breakfast with the Dean
Friday, May 10, 9:30 am 10:30 am, Founders Room.

SPH Convocation Ceremony
Saturday, May 20, April 5, 11:00 am 3 pm, Charles River Campus.

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