Communications

A study of 7,850 households across 16 countries by WashU Public Health’s Lindsay Stark and Ilana Seff demonstrates that refugees living outside traditional camps have higher employment rates, increased savings, and reduced reliance on aid than those in camps.

First PhD graduate of WashU Public Health studies how policy affects women’s, children’s health

A new book by Carol Camp Yeakey, the Marshall S. Snow Professor of Arts & Sciences and a member of the SPH secondary faculty, takes a look at gentrification in London, New York and Seoul, and its impact on communities, including the psychic wounds created when families are displaced.

The Business of Health initiative — led by WashU’s Olin Business in collaboration with SPH and WashU Medicine — delivers fresh ideas, vital connections and a fast path to progress. It is directed by Olin’s Patrick Aguilar, a member of the SPH secondary faculty.

WashU launches Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions in the School of Public Health.

Turning waste carbon into useful products is a vital part of sustainable manufacturing. McKelvey Engineering’s Feng Jiao, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, has developed an alternative pathway to recycling waste carbon that boosts compatibility with renewable energy.

Agreements for deed — rent-to-own contracts targeting low-income people with poor credit — are predatory, says WashU Public Health’s Patrick Fowler, who is tracking the rise of such contracts with the help of postdoctoral researcher Yi Wang.

WashU Public Health’s Derek Brown and the Brown School’s Kim Johnson, a member of the SPH secondary faculty, say that lack of health insurance could lead to delayed diagnosis, gaps in care and worse outcomes.

WashU Public Health’s Tim McBride explains why contract disputes between health systems and insurers are becoming more frequent and contentious.