Past

Artificial Intelligence and Health: Promise and Pitfalls

  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online

This conversation explored the role of artificial intelligence in the health of populations. How can AI be used in public health, and what are the consequences of its potential use, both good and bad? A full recording of the event will be posted to this website as soon as it becomes available.

Past

Shine Lecture: Community Health Centers and the Social Determinants of Health

  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024
  • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

Boston University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presented the annual Cathy Shine lecture. The lectureship honors the memory of Cathy Shine and her dedication to the rights of all those in need of care. This year’s event featured Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD. Dr. Clark serves as the inaugural Executive […]

Past

Uncertainty, Trust, and the Future of Public Health Communication

  • Tuesday, April 2, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This program explored public health communication in the context of a post – acute COVID world. How can we more effectively communicate public health messaging across different populations? What are the consequences of misinformation? How can we mitigate disinformation and disseminate accurate information to promote better health for all? This event was cohosted with the […]

Past

The Future of PEPFAR

  • Thursday, March 28, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This program focused on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). We explored the PEPFAR funding landscape and reflected on our progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Past

In Conversation with Neil Gong

  • Thursday, March 14, 2024
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Neil Gong, sociologist at the University of California San Diego, in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Gong speaks about his book, Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of consequence […]

Past

The Future of Reproductive Care in the U.S.

  • Wednesday, March 6, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This discussion explored the current landscape of reproductive health in the United States. What range of services does reproductive healthcare encompass and how does equitable access to these services advance the health of all? What actions can the public health community take to better navigate the politicization associated with reproductive care?

Past

In Conversation with Marc-David Munk

  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features emergency physician Dr. Marc-David Munk (SPH’99) in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Munk speaks about his book, Urgent Calls from Distant Places: An Emergency Doctor’s Notes about Life and Death on the Frontiers of East Africa. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues […]

Past

Public Health Data Science: The Next Decade

  • Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This program explored the evolution of data science in the context of public health. What statistical methods are used to shape and inform population health research? Where is the field heading in the next decade and what methodological improvements can we make to strengthen public health research, analysis, and recommendations? This event was cohosted with […]

Past

In Conversation with Dielle Lundberg

  • Thursday, February 15, 2024
  • Video

This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dielle J. Lundberg, MPH (she/her and ze/hir) in conversation with Yvette Cozier, BUSPH Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Dielle shares about her commitment to dismantling structural abelism in public health and healthcare. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of consequence in […]

Past

Centering Aging Populations in the Public Health Agenda

  • Tuesday, February 6, 2024
  • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
  • Online
  • Video

This program focused on the health of older adults. What set of unique health challenges do aging populations face? How can we better promote the health of aging populations nationally and globally?