SPH This Month

SPH This Month

April 8, 2018

Message from the Dean

Making an Impact

Upcoming Signature Program

Think. Teach. Do. NYC

Apr 10

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY

Dean's Notes

03.18		Power and Public Health


03.11		Achieving the Goals of Public Health


03.04		Have We Reached a Tipping Point on Guns?


02.25		Legislating to Build a Healthier World

Research

Gulf War Veterans Suffer Disproportionately from Memory Problems, Chronic Pain

Deployed troops report symptoms at rates three to four times higher than non-deployed counterparts.

School News

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Learn for Life

Learn more about the first-year successes of Population Health Exchange, as well as next years initiatives to further lifelong learning.

Research

US Firearm Injuries Growing More Severe

Firearm injuries represent mounting burden on US healthcare system.

In conversation with

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Creating the Bridge and Being the Bridge

James Chen (SPH09) on making connections between US and China, staying connected with SPH after graduation, and paying opportunities forward.

Research

Home Genetic Tests Lead to Misinterpretations of Results

Study is first to examine challenges that may arise when consumers contact healthcare providers about their raw DNA interpretation results.

viewpoint

The Case for Conscientious Provision

Contrary to the beliefs of abortion opponents and the Trump administration, doctors have a moral obligation to provide abortion care to US women.

PHX Podcast

The Jellyfish and Memory Edition

Looking at science behind supplement aimed at improving memory, plus debate on conflicts of interest in industry research.

School News

slideshow

SPH at ASPPH

At annual meeting of Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health, Matthew Fox received Teaching Excellence Award.

Recently at SPH

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SPH Holds Community Forum on Gun Violence

At Dean's Seminar, dialogue between experts and attendees ends with phone calls to legislators.

Think. Teach. Do.

For the Health of All

In the Media

National Geographic

What This Unprecedented 13-Million-Person Family Tree Reveals quotes Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics.

The Atlantic

Sex Invades the Schoolhouse quotes Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences.

NPR

How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences.

The Hill

If the GOP Loses the House, Immigration Will Be the Reason Why opinion by alumnus Ali Noorani.

Bustle

How Is Yogurt Good for You? A New Study Linked It with Reduced Risk of Heart Disease in Adults quotes Elizabeth Hatch, professor of epidemiology.

Fortune

Commentary: Americas Response to Gun Violence: A Cycle of Mourning and Failure opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.

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Beyond Marginalization: Supporting Life in the Community

Project Connect operates on the edges of the mental health system by providing individuals with serious mental illness opportunities to develop community connections.

Summer Institute Program Spotlight: Data Visualization

Marrying Design, Statistics, and Analytics: How to Design Health Data Visualizations That Work, with SPH Associate Dean for Education and Professor of Biostatistics Lisa Sullivan and alumna Amanda Makulec. Running June 1113.