SPH This Week

SPH This Week

February 17, 2019

PHX

Introducing Public Health to a Younger Audience

PHX staff member and MPH candidate Francisco Patino writes about the benefits of exposing young students to the field of public health.

In the Classroom

Students Gain Real-World Experience with Grant Proposal Competition

First-year MPH students learn art of grant writing in Leadership & Management core course.

Research

Half of US Adults Have Cardiovascular Disease

Report reflects new American Heart Association threshold for healthy blood pressure.

Recently At

Dying Healthy Can Be a Worthy Public Health Goal

At Deans Symposium, authors, storytellers, and health experts explored notions of good deaths and how talking about tabooed topic can lead to more fulfilling lives.

Research

Intensive Caregiving May Have Health Benefits

Providing care can lead to psychological gratification, feelings of purpose, and greater physical and cognitive activity.

Public Health Post

Rural Living and Dying

There is a widening gap in US rural and urban death rates. Researchers report that these changes are not sudden and have been happening since 1970.

Viewpoint

Hijacking Womens Health

Louisiana may give the US Supreme Court a chance to reconsider whether states are free to pretend they protect womens health by reducing access to abortion services.

Scenes from SPH

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SPH Snapshot: February 11-15, 2019

Scenes from the week on campus, from a Deans Symposium to a cupcake decorating party.

Nearly Half of All U.S. Adults Have Some Form of Cardiovascular Disease quotes Emelia Benjamin, professor of epidemiology.

No Smoking? Hawaii Lawmaker Wants to Say Goodbye to Cigarettes Forever quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

Heres What the Supreme Courts New Abortion Ruling Signals about the Future of Roe v. Wade quotes Nicole Huberfeld, professor of health law, policy & management.

Global Rates of Suicide Death Have Fallen by a Third Since 1990, Study Finds quotes Dean Sandro Galea.

Is Employer-Sponsored Insurance Really a Good Deal for Workers? quotes Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.

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Looking Ahead

Accepted Students' Day

Friday, February 22, 9:30 am 5:30 pm, campus-wide.

School Assembly for Faculty and Staff

Tuesday, February 26, 8:45 am 10:50 am, Bakst Auditorium.

PUBLIC HEALTH FORUMAdvancing Discovery Science for Public Health Impact

Wednesday, February 27, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Keefer Auditorium.

DEAN'S SEMINAR: SHINE LECTUREThe Other Problem in the Quest for Pregnant Womens Personhood

Tuesday, March 5, 8:30 am 2:05 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Staff Breakfast with the Dean (ID needed to enter Fuller)

Tuesday, March 5, 9:30 am 10:30 am, Fuller Building, Alice Bisbee Conference Room 922.

Student Coffee Chat with Dean Galea

Tuesday, March 5, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm, Founders Room, Talbot 307 Center.

Think. Teach. Do. ChicagoACHE Conference

Tuesday, March 5, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, The Gage, 24 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Faculty Breakfast with the Dean

Wednesday, March 6, 10:00 am 11:00 am, Crosstown 305.

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