Professor Phillipe Copeland, an expert on racial justice, is a key contributor and consultant on the new report, Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health: A Call to Action, issued by Attorney General Maura Healey. The report advances a far-reaching set of recommendations for reducing health inequities that impact communities of color in Massachusetts. […]
In Boston Medical Center’s HealthCity, BUSSW associate professor Linda Sprague Martinez and Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett explain how young people can improve our health care systems. Excerpted from “Youth Engagement in Healthcare Systems and Delivery Methods” by Ilima Loomis: As a physician practicing family medicine, Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD, has seen many young patients brought […]
According to a new study led by BUSSW Associate Professor Hyeouk Hahm, clinical symptoms of depression, anxiety and PTSD have risen sharply since the onset of Covid-19 and could be affecting as many as 45% of young adults. In the Public Health Post, Hahm and study collaborators Kirsten Fleming and Cindy H. Liu share the […]
Emily Riemer from WCVB Channel 5 interviews BUSSW associate professor Linda Sprague Martinez and a young participant about their research empowering Boston-area adolescents to investigate health and well-being in their own communities. Excerpted from “Youth researchers focus on public health in Boston neighborhoods”: “Young people are very well aware of social factors that influence their […]