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In the past week, phone calls to the national 211 helpline from people seeking assistance in finding food have doubled, according to an analysis by researchers at WashU Public Health. The number of calls for referrals to food pantries already has matched or surpassed the peaks of the past two years and shows no signs of slowing down.
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The People’s Voice Survey is a global effort to understand how people experience, trust and value their health systems. The survey’s U.S. results were unveiled October 29 at the Science for Health Systems inaugural conference October 29-31 at WashU.
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At the American Public Health Association meeting this week in Washington, D.C., Dean Sandro Galea joins a panel focused on leadership amid complexity and polarization. Several SPH faculty, staff and students will speak or present research at the annual meeting.
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Kate Barbier's experience as a social worker and public health professional contribute to her role overseeing the practicum program for students who are working toward their MPH degrees and shaping their paths in public health.
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WashU Public Health's weekly Talking Public Health seminar series featured Susy Stark, a professor at WashU Public Health, on October 29. Her talk was titled, "No place like home."
At noon Wednesday, November 5, Patrick Fowler, professor and director of the doctoral program in public health sciences at WashU Public Health, will give a talk, "Community-Centered AI for Preventing Homelessness and Protecting Health." It will be in the Dorris Building, 20 South Sarah Street, in the first-floor Showroom, and also will be available over Zoom.
Additionally, at noon Thursday, November 6, Christina Stallings, professor of molecular microbiology at WashU Medicine, will give a talk, “Combating the tuberculosis global health crisis,” also in the Dorris Building's first-floor Showroom. The talk will be available over Zoom.
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Several WashU Public Health faculty members have been named among the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide
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211 Counts, a project of WashU Public Health's Health Communication Research Lab, has been tracking the growing signs of food insecurity as reflected in calls to the nationwide 211 helpline. (Source: Washington Post)
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Kim Johnson, a professor at the Brown School and a member of the SPH secondary faculty, co-authored an article on evaluating health claims from her perspective as a cancer epidemiologist and public health educator. (Source: The Conversation)
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Nearly all St. Louisans surveyed (94%) had heard of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) also known as Food Stamps, and two-thirds (66%) reported having either received SNAP benefits themselves or having a close friend or family member who did.
iHeard is a listening project of WashU Public Health's Health Communication Research Laboratory. iHeard surveys about 200 people weekly who live or work in St. Louis to find out what they know, believe and care about in regard to health.
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Ginger McKay, an assistant professor at WashU Public Health, was the corresponding and senior author of, "Facilitation as an effective strategy to reduce excessive antibiotic prophylaxis in Children’s hospitals: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial," published in Implementation Science. Co-authors include WashU Public Health's Sara Malone, an assistant professor; Emmanuel Tetteh, a research assistant professor; and Harry Obeng, an MPH student.
Juliet Iwelunmor, a professor at WashU Medicine and a member of the SPH secondary faculty, was a corresponding author of, "Building capacity for HIV and implementation science among students in the United States: the stimulating training and access to HIV research experiences (STAR) program," published in Frontiers in Public Health.
Sunny Lin, an assistant professor at WashU Medicine and a member of the SPH secondary faculty, was the corresponding author of, "Nursing Home Segregation and Quality of Care," published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Co-authors included Karen Joynt Maddox, a professor at WashU Medicine and a member of the SPH secondary faculty.
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The Science for Health Systems inaugural conference at WashU this week brought together health systems experts from 31 countries to discuss and learn how to address challenges facing health systems locally, nationally and globally. The conference was co-hosted by WashU Public Health.
Over three days, public health researchers, policymakers and implementers shared methods and findings aimed at maximizing health impact. The opening panel was moderated by WashU’s Margaret Kruk, MD, professor of medicine and of public health, and director of the universitywide QuEST Center and Network.
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In this episode, "What our digital lives reveal about health," host Salma Abdalla sits down with computational epidemiologist Yulin Hswen, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and associate editor at JAMA and JAMA+ AI, to unpack what algorithms, social media, and big data can tell us about health. They discuss early-warning systems for disease; AI ethics checklists; and why listening to what people say online can reveal truths traditional data miss.
"Complicating the Narrative” is hosted by Abdalla, an assistant professor at WashU Public Health, and supported by WashU Public Health and the Frick Initiative.
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Public Health Ideas convenings
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| Thursday, November 6, 4 p.m. CT
At WashU and online
This conversation will explore how collaborations between business, public health, and advocacy can drive measurable impact regarding mental health.
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| Wednesday, November 12, 4 p.m. CT
At WashU and online
The noted epidemiologist will discuss her approach to public health communication and her experience translating complex data for audiences online.
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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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