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LGBTQ+ health

‘A Safe Space’ Queer Alliance Student Leader Talks Pride Month and More

Research

US Excess Deaths Continued to Rise Even After the COVID-19 Pandemic

life expectancy.

BU Today

Gun-Related Deaths Have Decreased Overall American Life Expectancy

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Ebony

Report: Gun Violence Cuts Over 4 Years of Black Americans’ Life Expectancy

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Washington Post

The Worst of America in One Number

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

WUNC

Gun Deaths in the US Are Cutting Black Life Expectancy By 4 Years

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

The Trace

Daily Bulletin: Newly Empowered House Democrats Will Push for Universal Background Checks in 2019

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Vibe

Study Shows Gun Violence Cuts African Americans Life Expectancy By Four Years or More

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

HuffPost

The Real Reason Why American Lives Are Getting Shorter

in SPH In the Media

Opinion by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: life expectancy, social determinants of health

Bangor Daily News

Reduced Life Expectancy Is the Real ‘American Carnage’

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Black Press USA

Gun Violence Has Cut More Than 4 Years Off the Life Expectancy of Black Americans

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

US News & World Report

Firearms Cause Sharp Drop in Life Expectancy for Black Americans: Study

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

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