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The Faith, Place & Health event brought together more than 80 attendees who viewed a new data dashboard about church closures.

Yale School of Public Health research impacts communities around the globe by advancing science and delivering systems-level solutions for a healtheir world. In this research roundup, we highlight YSPH scientists' development of a powerful new technique for detecting genetic variants linked to diseases, a study linking racism-related stress and increased substance use, how white-tailed deer help spread pathogens, and a malaria clinicial trial.

The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding early-career scientists and engineers who are federally funded. Dr. Opara is among 400 scientists who received the prestigious PECASE award from former President Joseph Biden in January.

The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative, a New York City-based group co-sponsored by the Yale School of Public Health and the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, was recently honored with the prestigious 2024 Emery Award by the Hetrick-Martin Institute. The award ceremony took place Oct. 24 at Nordstrom in Midtown Manhattan.

Two Yale School of Public Health faculty members – Dr. Ijeoma Opara, PhD, associate professor of public health; and Dr. Trace Kershaw, PhD, department chair and Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health – are partnering with faculty from two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as part of a new research grant program instituted in the spring by Yale University.

This Alumni Spotlight focuses on Helen Moore, MPH '22 (Health Policy), currently the social justice and racial equity policy manager for the Environmental Health Division at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The Yale School of Public Health had a strong showing at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting and expo this year.

Yale School of Public Health alumni got a close-up view of the school’s impressive health equity and social justice work during this year’s Alumni Day celebration on Oct. 15.

APNH: A Place to Nourish Your Health, formerly AIDS Project New Haven, is working with Yale University researchers to develop an intervention that uses social networking apps to engage more young Black and Latino gay and bisexual men in HIV prevention.