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    In Conversation with Martin Shapiro

    • Friday, February 17, 2023
    • Video
    This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Martin Shapiro in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Shapiro talks about his recent book The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions and discusses the disfunction in the American health care system. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in […]
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    In Conversation with Marion Nestle

    • Wednesday, February 15, 2023
    • Video
    This Public Health Conversation Starter features Marion Nestle in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Nestle speaks about her recent book Slow Cooked An Unexpected Life in Food Politics and discusses food politics. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
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    A Conversation with Rochelle Walensky

    • Thursday, March 30, 2023
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • In Person and Online
    • Video
    Boston University School of Public Health was honored to host Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. This was a discussion with Dr. Walensky, moderated by Dean Sandro Galea.
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    In Conversation with Noam Chomsky

    • Wednesday, March 8, 2023
    • Video
    This Public Health Conversation Starter features Noam Chomsky, “the father of modern linguistics” in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Chomsky shares what it was like growing up during the Great Depression, discusses the interplay of power, politics, and public health, and reflects on what gives him hope. Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers […]
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    Reconciling with histories of injustice

    • Wednesday, March 22, 2023
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    This program will reflect on the US Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee.  What lessons can we as the public health community learn from this racist and unethical study? What actions can we take to build trust among historically marginalized communities of color in our pursuit of better health for all? Speakers include Lillie […]
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    The Commercial Determinants of Health

    • Tuesday, March 7, 2023
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    The private sector has long shaped the world around us, influencing the conditions that create health. However, systematic study of how commercial forces shape health is relatively nascent. This conversation will feature several contributing authors from the recent book, The Commercial Determinants of Health to discuss why commercial determinants matter and how the field stands […]
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    Annual Shine Lecture: The Case for Patient and Health Care Advocates

    • Tuesday, April 4, 2023
    • 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Boston University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights presents 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 will feature Dr. Heidi B. Kummer (SPH ’04). Dr. Kummer is […]
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    Migration and Health

    • Wednesday, February 8, 2023
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Population migration is one of the central demographic shifts shaping the world around us. This conversation will feature several contributing authors from Migration and Health, an edited anthology that aims to advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of human migration.
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    Insecure Housing, Homelessness, and Health

    • Tuesday, January 31, 2023
    • 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    Public health is centrally concerned with supporting those who are most vulnerable. This discussion will explore the factors that threaten the health of those who are precariously housed or homeless. How can we better care for homeless and housing insecure individuals? What can we do to prevent homelessness? How can we ensure that the voices […]
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    Encouraging voter turnout ahead of the national elections. Featuring David Hogg and John Rosenthal

    • Monday, October 17, 2022
    • 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
    • Online
    • Video
    The health of populations is shaped by politics and policies that create the world around us. Elections have real consequences for public health, making voting a central pillar of our community efforts towards creating a better, healthier world. America is Calling. Vote! is an effort to encourage voters under 35 to vote in the upcoming […]