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Executive Master’s Degree in Public Health Scholarship Named for Distinguished YSPH Alumna
The Executive MPH scholarship at the Yale School of Public Health is being named in honor of distinguished school alumna Irene Trowell-Harris, R.N., M.P.H. ’73, Ed.D, FAAN.
18 Jun 2021
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Public Health and Public Service: YSPH Alumna Krysten Thomas Is Getting It Done
YSPH alumna Krysten Thomas, MPH '18, is dedicated to helping others.
17 Jun 2021
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Diverse Courses Prove Beneficial for YSPH Alum
David Newman, M.P.H./M.E.S. ’96, is using the diverse skills and knowledge he acquired at the Yale School of Public Health in his role as executive director of occupational health and safety for Comcast.
27 May 2021
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Africa and Global Health Security: Asking the Right Questions
Africa has shown what is possible when it comes to global health security. Evidence-based decision-making, not politics, saves lives.
11 May 2021
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Responding to a Changing World Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Katherine Ciacco Palatianos
During her 27 years of active duty in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Dr. Katherine Ciacco Palatianos has seen a steady increase in women and people of color working at all levels of public health across the United States.
8 Mar 2021
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Planning for a Pandemic: A Biden COVID-19 Advisor Shares Perspective
Katz, who graduated from the Yale School of Public Health in 1998, now serves as an advisor for the Biden administration’s COVID-19 task force. She told an online gathering at the Yale School of Public Health on Feb. 25 about the lessons that should be learned about the current pandemic — and the ways in which public health leaders can prevent another one.
3 Mar 2021
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Addressing Gun Violence: Alumni Spotlight Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
A nationally-known violence prevention expert and researcher, Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, M.P.H. ’05, discusses gun violence as a public health issue eight years after the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook.
21 Dec 2020
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Alumni-supported Social Justice Scholars Program Provides Important Support for Student Research
The disparate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color in the United States, combined with highly visible incidents of police brutality committed against Black men and women, have led to protests and advocacy efforts to address systemic racism across the country—and have impacted the priorities of many Yale School of Medicine (YSM) MD students, faculty, and alumni.
5 Nov 2020
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A Public Health Leader
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bradley, Ph.D. ‘96, became the 11th president of Vassar College in 2017. Prior to her appointment, she enjoyed a long and distinguished career at Yale University and the Yale School of Public Health.
6 Oct 2020
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Interview: A disease modeler talks Covid-19, contact tracing, and quarantine
Rae Wannier is trying to understand the effects of shelter-in-place orders—while sheltering in place.
Source: NOVA
19 Aug 2020
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What COVID-19 is Teaching Us About Humanitarian Responses Part II
7.2.2020 "COVID-19 Right Now" featuring Unni Karunakara, MBBS, MPH'95, DrPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Public Health; and James Hamblin, MD, MPH'18, Lecturer in Health Policy and Management.
2 Jul 2020
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Alumni on the Frontlines: Janet Yim, MPH '19
YSPH alumna Janet Yim is developing new modeling tools to help health care providers better prepare for COVID-19 and future pandemics.
24 Jun 2020
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Alumni on the Frontlines: Melanie Curry, MPH '19
Since COVID-19 struck Southwestern Oklahoma, it has been all-hands-on-deck for public health professionals like Melanie Curry, MPH ’19.
22 Jun 2020
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Our Country’s Pathogen
In 1886, at a celebration of the 24th anniversary of emancipation in the District of Columbia, Frederick Douglass gave a speech in which he described the basic contributing factors to systemic racism in the United States.
19 Jun 2020
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Racism, Public Health and Social Justice: A Path to Progress
The last several weeks have been filled with frustration, rage, disappointment and sadness. The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have served as painful reminders that racism continues to impact Black communities and end Black lives.
18 Jun 2020
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Alumni on the Frontlines: Mary Katherine 'MK' Montgomery, MPH '19
Mary Katherine 'MK' Montgomery, MPH '19, has created an internet resource hub to help rural communities manage the COVID-19 crisis.
17 Jun 2020
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Alumni on the Frontlines: Alexandra Montaño, MPH '16
As part of her role with the Washington State Department of Health's advanced planning team, Alexandra Montaño, MPH '16, develops plans for school closures, travel restrictions and other COVID-19 interventions.
15 Jun 2020
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Yale Volunteers, Alumni Secure Critical Hospital PPE
While nations around the world jostled to obtain much-needed personal protective equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, a small band of Yale community volunteers and alumni, worked independently behind the scenes to bring the critical supplies to New Haven.
15 Jun 2020
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Alumni on the Frontlines: Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, MPH '94
When COVID-19 began to emerge in South-Central Texas, people in Bexar County turned to Cherise Rohr-Allegrini, MPH '94, for guidance.
11 Jun 2020
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Relying on Innovation and Collaboration, YSPH Alumni Lead Health Systems Responding to COVID-19
As Incident Commander for the COVID-19 response team at Massachusetts General Hospital, Ann Prestipino, MPH ‘80, is on the front lines of the most formidable public health challenge in recent memory.
9 Jun 2020