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Your source for public health news and updates at WashU.
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School of Public Health (SPH) key updates |
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SPH faculty policies aim to expand the public health expertise at WashU through primary appointments for select internal faculty, a high prioritization on interdisciplinary joint appointments, and external recruitment of leaders in PH fields.
Policies are drafted to support SPH interest from all tracks and all schools and have been reviewed by the Provost. Timing and processes related to SPH faculty hiring will be jointly determined by the Provost and the SPH Dean.
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The Office of Public Health (OPH) will increase the readiness and accelerate the decision-making of the inaugural dean by providing infrastructure and resource summaries. The OPH has begun to map activities using a phased approach from 2024–28+. This spring, in partnership with university partners and key stakeholders, the OPH is sourcing information to inform proposals for the SPH educational, administrative, research, and innovation incubators divisions. Decisions related to the school's divisions will be determined by SPH dean upon his/her arrival.
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Arts & Sciences Public Health & Society undergraduate program |
Course staffing for the Fall of 2024 is now complete. In response to strong student interest, LPH 1000 'Foundations in Public Health' has been established and will be co-taught by both E.A. Quinn, MPH, PhD, and Diana Parra Perez, PhD. Additionally, proposals for both the Public Health & Society major and minor are in development with next step milestones taking place in March and April.
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| SPH timeline & CEPH Accreditation |
The School of Public Health accreditation timeline continues to move successfully toward key 2024 milestones. The CEPH application has been reviewed internally and is on track for submission in June.
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The Recruitment and Nomination Committee will be engaging with candidates via confidential, in-person visits anticipated to take place this spring. The announcement of the inaugural dean will be candidate dependent with the potential of being made known spring/summer of 2024.
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School of Public Health milestones |
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- CEPH initial accreditation submission
- Public Health & Society undergraduate major available in Arts & Sciences
- Accredited School of Public Health welcomes new students
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Click here for a detailed timeline.
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A global view of human health |
As head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the executive committee at the World Economic Forum, alumnus Shyam Bishen strives to achieve more efficient and equitable health care around the world.
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| Center collaborates to publish policy recommendations for reimbursing community health workers |
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are critical members of care delivery teams who facilitate access to consistent quality and culturally sensitive healthcare to the communities they serve.
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| Washington University joins NIH cancer screening clinical trials network |
The School of Medicine is one of seven U.S. institutions joining a new national clinical trial network to investigate emerging technologies for cancer screening in diverse populations.
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| Breast-density changes linked to cancer risk |
A recent study at the School of Medicine indicates that previously completed mammograms hold underutilized data that could aid in identifying women at high risk of breast cancer.
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| March 26 | Food Futures Symposium |
We are embarking on a journey to create healthier food for healthier people for a healthier planet. We know that a single university cannot generate the kind of change we need to achieve the impact we imagine. It will take partners, from industry to governments. But we believe that we can make a difference.
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March 11 | Webinar: Issues in Aging Family Dynamics in the Context of Serious Illness among Older Adults |
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March 19 | Public Health Speaker Series: The Ultimate Entanglement: Your Life, the Public’s Health, and Sweet Addictions to Violence |
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March 20 | Health Services Research Collaborative Seminar with Caitlin McMurtry |
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March 22 | A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Opioid Use Disorder Workshop |
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March 25 | Global Health Seminar with Lindsay Start & Margot Moinester
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March 29 | The New Global Health: Improving Health Systems Through Collaborative Research |
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April 5 | 23rd Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards |
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April 10 | 2024 Confluence Symposium and Award Ceremony |
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April 11 | The Future of Public Health: A Conversation with Rochelle Walensky, MD and William Powderly, MD |
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April 17 | Panel on The Vital Role of the Arts and Sciences in Public Health: Reconceiving the Sexual and Reproductive Body |
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