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SPH Snapshot: Oct-Nov 2025

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Nearly 47 Million Americans Could Potentially Be Exposed to Health Hazards Because They Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

racism.

Healio Psychiatry

Dementia Deaths May Be Nearly Three Times Higher Than Current Estimates

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: alzheimer's, alzheimer’s/dementia, dementia, health disparities, health inequities, racism

Fox News

Dementia Underlying Cause in 3 Times More Deaths in U.S. Than Currently Reported, Study Concludes

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: alzheimer’s/dementia, dementia, health disparities, health equity, health inequities, racism

DocWire News

Racial Discrimination Impacts Cognition in African American Women

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Quotes Lynn Rosenberg, professor of epidemiology

Tagged: black women’s health study, cognitive impairment, discrimination, health disparities, health inequities, racism, women's health

Urban Health Today

Racial Discrimination Impacts Cognition in African American Women

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Quotes Lynn Rosenberg, professor of epidemiology

Tagged: alzheimer’s/dementia, black women’s health study, dementia, racism

The Conversation

Racism Linked to Cognitive Decline in African American Women

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Lynn Rosenberg, professor of epidemiology; Patricia Coogan, research professor of epidemiology; and Yvette Cozier, associate professor of epidemiology and assistant dean for diversity and inclusion

Tagged: alzheimer's, alzheimer’s/dementia, dementia, discrimination, health disparities, health inequities, racism

Los Angeles Times

Opinion: How White People Used Police to Make L.A. One of the Most Segregated Cities in America

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: community outreach, discrimination, gun violence, health disparities, health inequities, police shootings, racism, violence

Pinoy Weekly

Buháy Ang Karapatang Magprotesta

in COVID-19, Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eleanor Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, health disparities, health inequities, infectious disease, racism

Wall Street Journal

Doctors, Community Groups Struggle to Tackle COVID-19 Racial Disparities

in COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, health disparities, health inequities, infectious disease, racism

Dimensional Insight

Social Determinants of Health, COVID-19, and Racism in Healthcare: Smarter Healthcare Podcast Episode 8 Takeaways

in COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Interview with Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, healthcare, infectious disease, racism, social determinants of health

KXAN

Austin City Council Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis That Is ‘Killing Black and Brown People’

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: dean, determinants of health, discrimination, health disparities, racism

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