Latest News from Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mexico's taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and junk food are expected to substantially reduce consumption and help address the nation's diabetes crisis. Yet YSPH Professor Rafael Pérez-Escamilla says that taxes alone are insufficient. Without public health education and without clever social marketing campaigns and robust marketing regulation of the food industry, he says, the tax alone is unlikely to achieve more profound decreases in consumption.
- June 30, 2025
The Faith, Place & Health event brought together more than 80 attendees who viewed a new data dashboard about church closures.
- June 27, 2025
The Sullivan Lab welcomed research partners from South Dakota during a recent visit to Yale.
- June 10, 2025Source: Nature Mental Health
In this Q&A, Nature Mental Health speaks to Dr. John Pachankis, a clinical psychologist and professor of public health, psychology, and psychiatry, and the director of Yale’s LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative. His research explores mechanisms, including developmental and biopsychosocial components, that contribute to the elevated burden of mental health disorders observed in LGBT+ people and that may serve as targets for reducing risk and for treatment.
- May 30, 2025
Tami Sullivan, PhD, professor of psychiatry, presented to the Domestic Violence Criminal Justice Response and Enhancement Advisory Council of the Connecticut General Assembly on May 28.
- May 20, 2025Source: The New York Times
Run by teenagers, for teenagers, the Green Crew helps students get their hands dirty with projects like tree planting, trail restoration, and invasive species removal. YSPH Associate Professor Sarah Lowe says the activities could help reduce depression, anxiety, and other negative feelings that can arise when thinking about climate change.
- May 14, 2025
Whether developing a new test for malaria, exposing health risks associated with climate change, or highlighting the impact of stigma on LGBTQ+ population well-being, Yale School of Public Health faculty advanced science in a variety of impactful ways over the past year.
- May 08, 2025
Yale School of Public Health's Dr. Yusuf Ransome and a team of researchers in his Society, Connectedness, and Health (SOCAH) Lab have partnered with Connecticut independent filmmaker Josh Bibbey to produce a documentary about the power and potential of social connectedness to improve public health.
- May 01, 2025Source: AARP
Yale School of Public Health Professor Becca R. Levy has found in her research that people who have taken in negative beliefs from society about aging are more likely to have health problems such as heart attacks, chronic stress, and walking and balance problems.
- April 14, 2025
In a personal and insightful essay, Yale School of Public Health Research Scientist Dr. Jasmine Abrams, PhD, discusses the urgent need for better maternal health care for Black women in the United States and suggests solutions for improving care that go beyond addressing structural racism.