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SPH This Month

April 7, 2019
 
 
 
Message from the Dean
 
Good News Updates
 
 
 
Upcoming Signature Programs
 
 
 
Dean's Seminar featuring Jeffrey Sánchez
 
Politics and Policy to Create a Healthier World: Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Legislative Experiences
 
Thursday, April 11, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Bakst Auditorium, 72 East Concord Street
 
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Raleigh
 
Alumni Reception
 
Thursday, April 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
City Club Raleigh, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
 
 
 
 
Public Health Forum featuring Jon Kingsdale, Sara Rosenbaum, Gail Wilensky, and Jonathan Woodson
 
Medicare for All. Is It Really Feasible?
 
Monday, April 29, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord Street
 
 
 
School News
 
 
SPH Rises in U.S. News Rankings
 
School now ranks in top 5 percent among nation’s 183 schools and programs of public health.
 
 
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State Leaders, Advocates Convene around Gun Violence
 
At Dean’s Seminar, panelists discussed Massachusetts’ successful efforts to lower gun death rates and what more should be done to address racial disparities among gun violence victims.
 
Dean's Note
 
 
We Need a Health New Deal
 
The case for a political program to promote health in all policies, address the core determinants of health, and change the national health conversation.
 
Alumni News
 
 
Regional Alumni Groups Keep Grads Connected
 
New alumni groups in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York City offer networking, socializing, and professional development opportunities for alums.
 
 
Alumni News
 
 
Alum Leads SPH Affinity Group at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
 
Lindsey Frenkel-Rorden, associate director of US Managed Markets at Vertex, organizes networking and educational events with fellow alums at biopharmaceutical company.
 
Research
 
 
First Experimental Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Industry-Led Access Program
 
Study of Novartis Access program in Kenya demonstrates it is possible to evaluate major pharmaceutical companies’ access programs using robust, ‘gold standard’ methods.
 
Research
 
 
States with Permissive Gun Laws Have Higher Mass Shooting Rates
 
Every 10-unit increase in state permissiveness associated with 11 percent higher mass shooting rate.
 
Activist Lab
 
 
Training Center Featured on CDC Educational Platform
 
For second time, course offered by New England Public Health Training Center is being featured on CDC’s Learning Connection.
 
 
 
Think. Teach. Do.
For the Health of All
 
 
 
 
In the Media
 
 
STAT News
 
Many Seniors Need Hearing Aids. Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Them? — opinion coauthored by policy analyst Elsa Pearson and Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
Psychology Today
 
The Mental and Physical Health of Caregivers — opinion by Dean Sandro Galea.
 
 
Boston Globe
 
Things to Watch as Beth Israel-Lahey Merger Becomes Official — quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management.
 
 
WBUR
 
Leading Scientists Call for Moratorium and Global Forum on Gene-Edited Babies — quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, ethics & human rights.
 
 
Business Insider
 
Asbestos Has Been Found in Claire’s Eye Shadow, Highlighting a Disturbing ‘Black Hole’ in Beauty-Product Safety — quotes Shruthi Mahalingaiah, assistant professor of epidemiology.
 
 
HuffPost
 
Meghan McCain Pushes Myth That Women’s Health Advocates Support Infanticide — quotes alum Kristyn Brandi.
 
 
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The Period Project: Working Toward Menstrual Health Equity
 
It is high time that we increase access to menstrual hygiene products both on campus and beyond.
 
 
 
 
 
Methadone Matters
 
With opioid addiction on the rise, how prepared are we to care for those in need of treatment? Researchers study problems with access to methadone clinics.
 
 
 
 
 
Can E-Cigarettes Help People Quit Smoking?
 
Looking at study about e-cigarettes that asks if they’re better than traditional approaches to help people quit smoking.
 
 
 
Looking Ahead
 
 
DEAN'S SEMINAR—Politics and Policy to Create a Healthier World: Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Legislative Experience
 
Thursday, April 11, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Bakst Auditorium.
 
 
Think. Teach. Do. Raleigh
 
Thursday, April 25, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, City Club Raleigh, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC.
 
 
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM—Medicare for All. Is It Really Feasible?
 
Monday, April 29, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in NYC
 
Wednesday, May 1, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in Boston
 
Friday, May 3, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Harvard COOP, 1400 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
 
 
Launching "Well" with Dean Galea in DC
 
Saturday, May 4, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC.
 
 
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