SPH This Month

October 4, 2015

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Launching Our First Annual School Survey

09.20	On Ignorance and Public Health
09.13	The Health of Refugees
09.06	Climate Change and Population Health

NEWS

Kidney Damage Found in Adolescents in High-Risk Regions of Nicaragua

[VIDEO] New twist in Nicaragua disease mystery: signs of early kidney damage in adolescents.

Restrictive Gun Control Policies Lower Youth Gun Carrying

Higher adult gun ownership levels also associated with higher prevalence of youth carrying guns.

Teen Marijuana Use Down Despite Greater Availability

Marijuana policy changes have had surprising impacts on teen use.

Targeting Vaccine-Wary Subgroups to Improve Compliance

Focused strategies needed to assuage the concerns of vaccination skeptics.

Alumna Wins BU Distinguished Alumni Award

Sarah Degnan Kambou ('84, UNI'94), president of International Center for Research on Women, received the award during Alumni Weekend.

VIEWPOINTS

Waking Up to Another (Preventable) Tragedy

Death by firearm is the only cause of death that we know how to readily preventand that, time and time again, we do nothing about.

by Sandro Galea

Its Time to Regulate the Fertility Industry

Right now, its buyer beware when seeking help to have a child.

by George Annas

RECENTLY AT SPH

Jim O'Connell: "Justice Is a Seat at the Table"

[VIDEO] The president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program spoke with Associate Dean Harold Cox at the inaugural Dean's Seminar Series event.

Judith Kasper: Disability Should Be Key Public Health Issue in Late Life

[VIDEO] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professor spoke about aging research at Public Health Forum.

IN THE MEDIA

The Wall Street Journal
New Support for Home Births references Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences.

CNN
Study: Stricter State Gun Laws Keep Firearms Out of Hands of Youth quotes Ziming Xuan, assistant professor of community health sciences.

The New York Times
Premature Babies Study Raises Debate Over Risks and Ethical Consent quotes George Annas, professor of health law, ethics & human rights.

Fortune
Europes Migrant Crisis: What the EU Is Forgetting commentary by Dean Sandro Galea.

NPR
Prep School Rape Trial Puts Spotlight on High School Assaults quotes Emily Rothman, associate professor of community health sciences.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Deans Seminar Series: The Health of Refugees: Europe in Crisis
Tuesday, October 13, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Bicknell Lecture: Should the Mission of Public Health Be the Eradication of Poverty?
Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 am 1:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

SPH Pharmaceuticals Program Alumni and Student Reception
Thursday, October 22, 5:00 pm 8:00 pm, Estragon, 700 Harrison Avenue, Boston.

Public Health Forum: Why Public Health Is Critical in a Precision Medicine World
Tuesday, October 27, 4:30 pm 6:00 pm, Hiebert Lounge.

Bostons South End: The Clash of Ideas in a Historic Neighborhood: A Discussion with Author and Alumnus Russ Lopez (03)
Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 am 1:00 pm, Talbot, Founders Room.

Alumni Reception at APHA
Monday, November 2, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, Willis Tower, Skydeck 99th Floor, Chicago.

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