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Centering the Health of Veterans in the Public Health Agenda

  • Wednesday, November 8, 2023
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

How do we keep the health of veterans at the forefront of the public health agenda? This program explored the mental and physical health consequences of trauma among veterans, and how we can better support the well-being of veteran populations.

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Centering the Health of Indigenous Populations in the Public Health Agenda

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This conversation explored the causes of disproportionately poor health among Indigenous populations in the US. We reflected on the role historical injustice has played in shaping Indigenous health and how we can best act to improve the health of Indigenous populations moving forward.

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In Conversation with stef shuster

  • Friday, October 20, 2023
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features stef shuster, an associate professor in Lyman Briggs College and Sociology at Michigan State University, in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea about gender-affirming care and their book Trans Medicine: The Emergence and Practice of Treating Gender. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of […]

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The Role of Academic Global Health: Reckoning with Our Past, Present, and Future

  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

The past few years have seen the rise—long overdue—of conversations about how academic global health should look forward.  Issues of decolonization, power sharing, community engagement among others, all suggest that there are difficult questions that merit discussion. This Conversation aimed to challenge us to think about the ongoing challenges in global health while also looking […]

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Preventing Gun Violence: Next Steps for Academic Public Health

  • Wednesday, October 11, 2023
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

Gun violence is a national public health crisis. As an academic public health community, we have a fundamental role in advancing long-term solutions to this epidemic. This program convened members of the ASPPH Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to discuss actions that we can take, with a focus on four core areas of intervention, including […]

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Bringing Invisible Populations to Light: Methods for an Inclusive Population Health

  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This program explored the challenges associated with obtaining data about marginalized and hard-to-reach populations. Which populations are “hidden” from existing public health statistics? What methods and techniques can help us fill these gaps so we can better identify and address the health needs of these populations moving forward? A recording of this event will be […]

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In Conversation with Judy Norsigian

  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Judy Norsigian, co-founder of Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Judy reflects on her role in the women’s health movement, the foundations of OBOS, and what the future of OBOS will look like in the years to come. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers […]

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SPH Reads: Disability Visibility, A Conversation with Editor Alice Wong

  • Thursday, September 14, 2023
  • 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

“SPH Reads” is a community wide reading program hosted annually by the BUSPH Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice. It aims to encourage critical thought and discussion centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Fall 2023 selection is Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century. Disability Visibility is an anthology of essays […]

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In Conversation with Carl Richardson

  • Tuesday, September 5, 2023
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Carl Richardson in conversation with Yvette Cozier, BUSPH Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Carl shares about his role as ADA Coordinator at the Massachusetts State House and his advocacy for people with disabilities. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of consequence […]

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In Conversation with Thurka Sangaramoorthy

  • Tuesday, September 5, 2023
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Professor of Anthropology at American University, in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Sangaramoorthy reflects on her recent book, Landscapes of Care: Immigration and Health in Rural America and how the precarity of immigration and rural living shapes health. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in […]