Visit here for news about WashU School of Public Health and the many people at WashU whose lives and work intersect with public health. Here you can find monthly and weekly newsletters from the dean; stories and briefs written about WashU students, faculty, staff and initiatives that touch on public health; and stories in the news media involving the school’s faculty, students or staff or others at WashU whose work focuses on public health.
Public Health at WashU monthly community notes
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May 2025: The public health education of the future
On nurturing excellent teachers and students, paving the way for the next generation
April 2025: On excellence in science and scholarship
Engaging world-class faculty and staff to generate transformative science and scholarship
March 2025: Local and global impact
Aligning academic public health to improve the health of the public
Public Health in Progress weekly newsletters
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WashU public health news
Stories and updates that touch on public health and public health figures at WashU.
WashU experts defend fluoride with facts
Helping Missouri communities choose health
Listening to people in evaluating health systems across the world
WashU hosts talk, panel discussion at World Health Assembly side event
Private equity ownership tied to lower psychiatric hospital staffing, higher quality performance
As of 2021, 14% of U.S. psychiatric hospitals were owned by private equity firms, with ownership concentrated in southern states, according to a study by WashU researcher Morgan Shields.
New Medicaid policy lab brings data to the debate
WashU’s Timothy McBride co-leads the Medicaid Policy Analysis Lab, providing timely analyses for Medicaid policy development and evaluation. The lab also offers a Missouri Medicaid Enrollment Dashboard to visualize enrollment data and support legislative efforts.
WashU Expert: How to manage mental health in wake of recent storms
Volunteering in community recovery efforts can help protect against developing mental health problems following disasters, according to WashU public health expert Salma Abdalla
Reis named co-editor of Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Expert on physical activity, built environment will serve three-year term
In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
Amid turbulence, the NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya era begins
Dean Sandro Galea’s 2023 book, “Within Reason: A Liberal Public Health for an Illiberal Time” was cited in a discussion of how the public health establishment handled — and mishandled — criticism of COVID-era policies.
Hawley stakes ground as chief GOP defender of Medicaid
Tim McBride comments on the importance of Medicaid to rural Missouri voters.
Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
WashU Olin Business’ Patrick Aguilar argues that how pharmacies are owned and managed is as much a public health issue as it is a financial one.