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New Yale grants support innovative Yale-HBCU research partnerships
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.
18 Sep 2024
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$20M community-driven research funding aims to reduce inequities, improve health outcomes
The American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are funding 4 teams of scientists and community leaders to engage historically underrepresented communities in research to improve health, including one team led by Yale School of Medicine and Public Health Professor Emily Wang.
Source: American Heart Association
22 Aug 2024
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Study finds the LGBTQI+ population have less access to health care, worse health outcomes, less insurance
Members of the LGBTQI+ population experience less access to health care, worse health outcomes, and higher rates of uninsurance than their counterparts, research has shown. To expand coverage and address health care disparities affecting LGBTQI+ populations, some U.S. lawmakers have proposed lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
Source: Medical Xpress
13 Aug 2024
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For some Black, Latino, and Asian people, summers are hotter
Black and Latino people, and some Asian populations, consistently experience hotter warm seasons than non-Hispanic white people living in the same county of the U.S., according to a new YSPH study. 
30 Jul 2024
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Mobile Lab Helps Yale Pathology Establish Relationships, Build Trust With Community
A mobile laboratory-in-a-van that brings testing services to underserved Connecticut neighborhoods is enabling Yale Pathology of Yale School of Medicine to establish relationships and build trust with community organizations.
12 Jul 2024
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Terika McCall recognized for inclusive digital health tools
McCall designs digital health tools that have the potential to reduce health inequities by facilitating connections to health and social services.
25 Jun 2024
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Chima Ndumele: Reinventing Medicaid
Yale Professors Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Associate Professor Chima Ndumele of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss his research on structural changes to Medicaid that could keep vulnerable populations healthier.
Source: Yale Insights: Health & Veritas
23 May 2024
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Pandemic proved to be a revelatory time for PhD student
If you think writing a dissertation is hard, try doing it during a pandemic. Shannon Whittaker, who is graduating from the Yale School of Public Health this spring with a PhD in social and behavioral sciences and public health, started her dissertation while COVID-19 had shut down most of the world. She calls it the most revelatory point of her time at YSPH. It was as much a self-revelation as a scholarly one.
6 May 2024
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For YSPH graduate, community engagement as important as class work
Graduation is a time when most students are deciding where to go after receiving their diplomas. Sophie E. Edelstein, however, is staying right where she is – in New Haven, where she was born and raised.
6 May 2024
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Examining research on socioeconomic health disparities across Michigan
YSPH Associate Professor Xi Chen recently spoke with The Michigan Daily about his research paper, “Something in the pipe: The Flint water crisis and health at birth.”
Source: The Michigan Daily
24 Apr 2024
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Confronting Disparities: Navigating the Path to Inclusive and Quality Healthcare
Despite legal recognitions, actual access to health care remains unequal, suggesting that more practical solutions, beyond legal mandates, are needed to address the systemic barriers. YSPH Professor Howard Forman says we must confront our emerging leaders in making the moral and ethical case for health and health care.
Source: Healthcare Executive
16 Apr 2024
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Data equity conference brings leaders together to reduce health disparities
The Role of Data in Public Health Equality and Innovation Conference, bringing together a global and diverse group of leaders from academia, government, health care, and private industry, takes place at Yale April 8-9.
3 Apr 2024
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Collaborative, innovative, world-class curriculum attracts student to YSPH
This Student Spotlight focuses on Kamali Akii-bua Clora, MPH '24 (Health Care Management).
20 Mar 2024
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A call to action: YSPH co-hosts first climate symposium
The profound impact of climate change on community health was the topic of the 2024 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health at the Yale School of Public Health.
20 Mar 2024
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Visiting journalist highlights the power of storytelling in public health
Weaving together personal stories with powerful facts, journalist Linda Villarosa discussed the impact of racism in health care and strategies for the future at the February 12th Dean’s Lecture “Storytelling for Social Justice and Health”.
14 Mar 2024
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YSPH faculty co-launch research leadership program in India
Mayur M. Desai, YSPH professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases), and Erika Linnander, director of the Global Health Leadership Initiative at YSPH, teamed with two faculty members from the University of Arizona's Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and India's JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research and the Public Health Research Institute of India to create the Research Leadership Program. Its purpose is to build leadership and mentorship among public health scholars from India’s underrepresented groups.
12 Mar 2024
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‘Shouldering a great responsibility:’ Public health experts tackle gun violence
The promise of a public health model for reducing firearm injury and death was the topic of two recent events at which Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, was a guest speaker.
11 Mar 2024
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CDC grant boosts effort to reduce New Haven health disparities
A collaborative effort to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in New Haven in which the Yale School of Public Health is a leading partner has received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that will allow it to continue for another five years.
28 Feb 2024
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Moving Forward With Diversity in Medicine After SCOTUS Decision
YSPH Associate Professor Ijeoma Opara joins MedPage Today's Jeremy Faust for a discussion about the aftereffects of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, as well as the importance of diversity in medicine and research.
Source: MedPage Today
19 Feb 2024
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Digital Health Tools Help Manage Hypertension for Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
A new study published in JAMA Open Network finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health disparities.
14 Feb 2024