C.D.C. Suggests Terms Like ‘Race’ and ‘Health Equity’ Are Off-Limits, Then Backtracks
“We have to be careful,” Sandro Galea said, “not to over-invest in words that have become very difficult to have meaningful conversations about, and to take a step back and say, ‘What are we trying to achieve?’”
SOURCE: The New York Times
Dean of Public Health reimagines the U.S.’ poor state of public health equity and spending
In Assembly Series talk, Galea places equity at center of public health and argues that addressing these complex challenges requires an interdisciplinary approach.
SOURCE: Student Life
We should never, ever give a pass to cruelty
School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea writes about how to respond to the new administration.
SOURCE: WBUR
Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation
Experts, including WashU’s Ross Brownson, weigh in on whether RFK Jr. should lead Department of Health and Human Services.
SOURCE: NPR
A team sport: How newly-hired Dean Sandro Galea sees the future of public health at WashU
The School of Public Health aims to improve research, access, and information dissemination in health areas such as environmental and mental health.
SOURCE: Student Life
A conversation with Sandro Galea: Inaugural dean of WashU School of Public Health
As WashU prepares to launch its first new school in a century, Dr. Sandro Galea outlines his vision for shaping public health in St. Louis — and beyond.
SOURCE: St. Louis Magazine
‘A really interesting time to be a student in public health’In the News
WashU Public Health’s inaugural dean visits KMOX-AM radio to talk about new school.
SOURCE: KMOX-AM
How Jimmy Carter’s global health efforts elevated ‘the art of the possible’
The former president, who died at age 100, gave extraordinary visibility to conditions often overlooked.
SOURCE: STAT
What to know about delta-8 and other common vape shop drugs
Such drugs often are sold via legal loopholes, despite concerns about potential health risks and a lack of oversight regarding how they’re produced.
SOURCE: AP
Is it OK to stop worrying about COVID?
Nearly five years on, it might be time to stop treating COVID as exceptional.
SOURCE: The Boston Globe
Does your kid have separation anxiety this school year?
Dr. Chad Sylvester, a WashU pediatric psychiatrist, shares tips on handling this common mental health challenge for kids.
SOURCE: St. Louis magazine
Biden says he’s ‘too old to stay as president.’ It shows the pull of ageism
A year of concern about the fitness of older national leaders to serve has surfaced what experts on aging see as a snowballing and largely unchallenged expression of ageism.
SOURCE: Christian Science Monitor
Feds to scrutinize Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation Medicaid application delays
Missouri tells feds that one reason for delays is that several social services programs are competing for limited resources.
SOURCE: Missouri Independent
Psychological impact of witnessing a mass shooting
Sandro Galea talks about the mental health toll felt by kids and teens from witnessing a mass shooting.
SOURCE: NPR