News Category: Dean's Notes
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Looking Back, with Gratitude
On this Thanksgiving, a pause to reflect on this past year, recognizing we have much to be thankful for.
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The 2018 Midterms: A Public Health Takeaway
Some thoughts on this week’s election.
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Health Is on the Ballot This Week
Some non-partisan, but political, thoughts on why the most important step we can take for our health in the coming days is to go to the polls and vote.
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There Is No Public Health without Environmental Health
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the SPH doctoral program in environmental health, some thoughts on the environment’s ineluctable influence on health.
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How We Define “Freedom” Matters for Our Health
In the US, “freedom” means, to many, the freedom to behave as we wish, even if this undermines the health of others. To be healthy, we must not embrace this freedom at the expense of freedom from the conditions that create poor health.
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How Art Reflects the Conditions That Create Health
Art emerges from the same cultural, economic, and political context that generates health. Understanding art can help us better understand these conditions, and how we can improve them, to create healthier populations.
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Changing the Structures That Enable Sexual Harassment and Assault: A Public Health Imperative
Sexual harassment and assault reflect fundamental inequities that create imbalances of power that in turn undermine health. Prevention requires changing the underlying conditions from which harassment and assault emerge.
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Health Is an Extension of Politics
The election of President Trump highlighted the link between politics and health, and the public health importance of political participation. As the November midterms approach, some thoughts on how politics shapes the public’s health.
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Building Cities That Bounce Back
In the age of climate change, it has never been more important to create resilient cities by merging the insights of urban design and public health.
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The Fight for Transgender Rights Is a Fight for Health
A note on the Massachusetts transgender rights bill, the November ballot initiative to repeal it, and the public health importance of keeping the law by voting “yes” on Question 3.