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WashU public health news
Stories and updates that touch on public health and public health figures at WashU.
Symposium to focus on AI and health
Convening to ask the question, ‘Can we harness AI to promote healthier lives?’
Food futures forum tackles problem of transforming global food systems
Keynote speaker Agnes Kalibata advocates for centering public health, rooting changes to practice, policy in science
Public Health People: A conversation with Professor Rodrigo Reis
With expertise in how environments affect people’s active lives, Reis leads WashU’s People, Health & Place Unit.
Texted reminders can help people meet physical activity recommendations
WashU-led intervention boosted use of walking trails in rural Missouri
Public Health People: A conversation with social epidemiologist Julia Fleckman
Expert on determinants of gun violence discusses how to improve prevention efforts
Implementing science across borders
WashU Public Health’s Prevention Research Center brings training in evidence-based public health to Puerto Rico, expanding access to practical tools for public health professionals.

In the News
Public health-related stories in the news media about or featuring comments from people at WashU.
How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in rural America
The U.S. has struggled for decades to train enough physicians to meet its needs – and, in particular, to provide care in rural and underserved communities, writes Olin Business’ Patrick Aguilar, MD, a secondary faculty member at WashU Public Health.
This federal experiment is pouring money into mental hospitals. Will it work?
As states explore new ways to support people with serious mental illness, WashU Public Health’s Morgan Shields joins the conversation examining a federal pilot project funding institutional psychiatric care.
Missouri public schools, Medicaid need $1 billion more to continue current programs
WashU’s Tim 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.

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