Anusha M. Vable, ScD, MPH, an associate professor and associate director of the Center for Health Equity in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, spoke May 1 on “The Education System as a Potential Solution to Health Inequities.” See here for a recording of the talk.
Catherine K. Ettman, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, spoke May 7 on “Population mental health, assets, and policy: leveraging longitudinal survey and electronic health data to understand drivers of population health.” See here for a recording of the […]
Joe Steensma, MPH, MA, EdD, public health professor of practice at the School of Public Health (SPH), spoke August 27, 2025, on “From Toyota to Tilapia: Sustainable Aquaculture Through the Deployment of Lean Production Systems in Rural Nigeria.” See here for a recording of the talk.
Notes from Oct. 7, 2025, Assembly
Mary Politi, PhD, a professor at WashU Public Health, spoke September 3, 2025, on “Multilevel Interventions Supporting Health Decisions Across Settings.” See here for a recording of the talk.
Maura Kepper, MPH, PhD, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health, spoke on, “From Insight to Impact: Designing Sustainable, Context-Aware, and Personalized Care for Chronic Conditions.” The talk was September 10, 2025. See here for a recording of the talk.
This panel discussion at WashU and online explored the alarming decline in biodiversity at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels and its critical implications for food security and public health nutrition. With only nine plant species accounting for 65% of global food production, we face an unprecedented crisis that threatens resilient agrifood systems worldwide. Leading experts […]
Matthew Kreuter, MPH, PhD, the Kahn Family Professor of Public Health and co-director of the Health Communications Collaborative Innovation Research Network at the School of Public Health, gave a talk titled, “How Healthy is Today’s Health Information Ecosystem?” See here for a recording of the talk.
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In this session of Thinking Public Health, we will reflect on the recent political violence. Our discussion will consider the broader forces that drive individuals and groups toward violence, the specific role of firearms in escalating conflict, and how health — as a shared value and collective good — can serve as a bridge to unite […]
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Lora Iannotti, MA, PhD, the Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor and co-director of the Food and Agriculture Mission (FARM) Innovation Research Network at the School of Public Health, gave a talk titled, “Why the 3 E’s of the E3 Nutrition Lab matter for public health.” See here for a recording of the talk.
Notes from Sept. 2, 2025, Assembly
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The COVID-19 pandemic devastated communities throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Many of the voices most affected remain unheard. A new book, "Novel Virus, Old Divides: How COVID-19 Touched Every Piece of Life in St. Louis," presents the stories of 54 St. Louis residents during the pandemic. Visual storytelling of their experiences offers insight into community resilience, health […]