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SPH This Month

May 5, 2019
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
Wrapping Up the Academic Year
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Programs
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Geneva
 
Reception in Geneva, Switzerland
 
Tuesday, May 21, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva
11, Quai du Mont Blanc, 1201 Genève 1, Suisse
 
 
 
 
Dean's Seminar
 
A Conversation about Cities and Health
 
Tuesday, June 4, 3 to 5 p.m.
National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC
 
 
 
Research
 
 
What Does Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Fraud Look Like?
 
With insurance claim data and mystery shoppers, developing tool to identify fraudulent “sober homes.”
 
 
Research
 
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The Perils of Undoing the Affordable Care Act
 
Four SPH professors explain the ramifications of undermining the ACA and why the law is still the beating heart of the American healthcare system.
 
School News
 
 
SPH Healthcare Management Program No. 1 in Region
 
U.S. News & World Report also ranked SPH certificate as only MPH degree program in top 25 graduate schools in healthcare management.
 
Dean's Note
 
 
The ACA Debate Shows We Need to Change How We Talk About Health
 
The renewed debate over the Affordable Care Act is a chance for us to inform a conversation that addresses the core drivers of health.
 
 
Signature Programs
 
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In Focus: The Stakes of Healthcare Reform
 
Since 2015, SPH has hosted myriad thought leaders who have grappled with the layered issues surrounding healthcare reform.
 
 
Research
 
 
Experimental PET Scan Detects Signs of CTE in Living Former NFL Players
 
Tau protein buildup in brains of living former NFL players with cognitive, mood, and behavior symptoms consistent with pattern seen in brains of deceased people with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
 
School News
 
 
Professor Receives $1 Million Grant for Breast Cancer Study
 
Chris Louis will examine impact of mammography screening facilities’ structure on breast cancer screening rates among underserved Appalachian women.
 
Event
 
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Scenes from National Public Health Week
 
Activities included volunteering at Greater Boston Food Bank, visit to Public Health Museum, and bone marrow drive.
 
 
Research
 
 
As They Age, People Living with HIV Getting Other Chronic Conditions
 
Three-quarters of Medicaid-enrolled people living with HIV have at least one other chronic condition, and a quarter have five or more.
 
Alumni News
 
 
Alumni Leadership Council Engages Alums to Advance SPH Mission
 
The 35-member board facilitates ongoing alumni involvement and funding opportunities that support the school’s mission and vision.
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
Healio
 
Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Linked to Lower Risk of Recurrent Gout Flare — quotes Tuhina Neogi, professor of epidemiology.
 
 
PBS News Hour
 
Coverage of Mass Killings Is Bad for Mental Health—Yet Makes People Seek More — quotes Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
WGBH News
 
Ali Noorani: The President’s Homeland Security Shake Up Puts America ‘At Great Risk’ — interview with alum Ali Noorani.
 
 
Daily Free Press
 
BU Researchers Study Most Effective Gun Laws — quotes alum Molly Pahn, and Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.
 
 
New York Times
 
Abnormal Levels of a Protein Linked to C.T.E. Found in N.F.L Players’ Brains, Study Shows — references study co-authored by Yorghos Tripodis, research associate professor of biostatistics.
 
 
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‘We’re Finding Needles in Places That We Shouldn’t’
 
Ahead of inaugural Needle Take-Back Day, City of Boston Councilor Annissa Essaibi George on worsening problem of improperly discarded needles.
 
 
 
 
 
Why Not Single Payer Now?
 
Democrats and moderates spent the last decade building support for, developing, and then defending the Affordable Care Act. A resurgent progressive interest in single payer health care would abandon it.
 
 
 
 
 
PHX Summer Program to Offer Taste of Public Health to Younger Students
 
Students in 7th to 10th grades will learn public health principles, collect data, and devise solution to public health problem.
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Geneva
 
Thursday, May 21, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva, 11, Quai du Mont Blanc, 1201 Genève 1, Suisse.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in Nashville
 
Tuesday, May 7, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in Atlanta
 
Wednesday, May 8, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, 441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in San Francisco
 
Monday, May 13, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in Seattle
 
Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA.
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR—A Conversation about Cities and Health
 
Tuesday, June 4, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC.
 
 
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SEMINAR—Red in a Sea of Blue: A Public Health Perspective
 
Tuesday, June 11, Time TBD, Bakst Auditorium.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Miami
 
Thursday, June 13, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, W Miami, 485 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Minneapolis
 
Thursday, June 20, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Lakes & Legends Brewing Company, 1368 Lasalle Ave, Minneapolis, MN.
 
 
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