News Category: Dean's Notes
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Public Health Means Mental Health
We pay far less attention to the prevention of mental illness than we should. Thoughts on why addressing mental health, and the stigma that can surround mental illness, should be core to the work of public health.
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The Burden of Substance Misuse
Substance misuse, driven especially by the opioid epidemic, is at the heart of recent declines in US life expectancy. Some thoughts on the ongoing public health challenge of substance use disorders.
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Resolutions for a Healthier World
Three ideas for advancing health in the New Year, guided by our core purpose: “Think. Teach. Do.”
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No One Should Be Excluded from Health
A reflection on how improving health for all means improving health for the few as well as for the many.
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Homelessness and Health
Some thoughts on the causes and consequences of a persistent, visible health challenge.
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On Urban Health, and the State of the Science
The study of urban health asks: How do we understand the role of cities in shaping population health, and how do we create healthier cities?
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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.