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WashU's Prevention Research Center brings training in evidence-based public health to Puerto Rico, expanding access to practical tools for public health professionals.
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WashU-led intervention aimed at encouraging exercise boosted use of walking trails in rural Missouri
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Expert on determinants of gun violence studies what leads to violence and trauma, and evaluates strategies aimed at reducing risk for gun and family violence
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The weekly Talking Public Health seminar series features presentations by leading thinkers in public health at WashU and elsewhere.
Abigail Barker, MA, PhD, research associate professor of public health at the School of Public Health, spoke October 8 on "Missouri Medicaid Policies to Build a Systematic and Evidence-Informed Approach to Maternal and Infant Health."
Rodrigo Reis, MS, PhD, professor of public health at the School of Public Health, will give a talk at noon CT October 15 titled, "Advancing People, Health and Place Research and Impact." The talk will be on the Danforth Campus in 118 Brown Hall and also available over Zoom.
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A supplementary food for children that is designed to treat malnutrition by rebalancing the gut microbiome has been named one of the best inventions of 2025. The food was created by Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at WashU Medicine and a member of the secondary faculty at WashU Public Health, in collaboration with Tahmeed Ahmed, MD, the executive director of icddr,b (formerly the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh).
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WashU’s Timothy McBride explains how Missouri’s Medicaid expansion has been funded without state general revenue — until now — and what looming budget pressures could mean for health-care access. (Source: Missouri Independent)
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Dean Sandro Galea of WashU Public Health weighs in on current guidance around alcohol and the Mediterranean diet, emphasizing moderation and evidence-based recommendations. (Source: Martha Stewart)
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WashU Public Health’s Salma Abdalla speaks on her study examining PTSD after natural disasters and how it applies to people recovering from the tornado that hit St. Louis in May. (Source: Nine PBS)
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Four of five St. Louisans reported hearing about autism, vaccines and Tylenol, but understanding the links among them was not what they most wanted to learn about autism.
iHeard is a listening project of WashU Public Health's Health Communication Research Laboratory. iHeard surveys about 200 people who live or work in St. Louis weekly to find out what they know, believe and care about in regard to health.
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WashU Public Health Assistant Professor Salma Abdalla, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, was the lead author on the policy brief, "Maximizing climate and health co-benefits: an overview of existing evidence on food, energy, and urban infrastructure systems and transitions," published by United Nations University in collaboration with the WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.
Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, co-authored, "The importance of health equity scholarship in uncertain times," published in JAMA Health Forum.
Alexandre de Paula da Silva, a postdoctoral researcher at WashU Public Health, was the corresponding author on, "Examining the association of sociodemographic characteristics on self-reported changes in health-related behaviors, mental health, and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil," published in BMC Public Health. The paper was co-authored with WashU Public Health Professor Rodrigo Reis, PhD.
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When a tornado tore through St. Louis on May 16, it reminded WashU Public Health Professor Matthew Kreuter, MPH, PhD, why this work in public health matters — and where hope can be found in the face of disaster.
In this video short, Kreuter talks to Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, about what gives him hope. Their conversation was part of Public Health Ideas, a platform for the dean to share and discuss work in public health.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube →
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Public Health Ideas convenings
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| Wednesday, October 22, 10 a.m. CT
At WashU and online
This symposium brings together leading experts to explore how we can harness the potential of Al while safeguarding against bias and ensuring its benefits reach all communities.
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| October 29–31, 2025
At WashU and online
This is a global forum to share new research on the measurement and improvement of health system performance.
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The WashU Public Health Moment is published by the School of Public Health Office of Communications. You can reach us at sphcomms@wustl.edu.
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