Latest News and Spotlights

Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, gave the Yale School of Public Health’s first-ever state of the school address on October 17th as the first dean of the newly independent professional school.

After surviving breast cancer, Yale School of Public Health alumna Hil Moss ’22, founded Oncovery Care to help patients like her navigate the remission period. 

Congratulations to Ted Witek, MPH ' 82, for receiving the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health (AYAPH).

The HAVEN Free Clinic's 10th annual ANDA 5K exceeded its fundraising goal.

This Alumni Spotlight focuses on Huangdi (Denise) Yi, PhD ’20 (Biostatistics).

Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a plan to lower national housing costs by building 3 million new housing units in the next four years. While efforts to address the current housing shortage are laudable, YSPH Assistant Professor Daniel Carrion and YSPH alumna Saira Prasanth offer another reason to address this issue: affordable housing can save lives.

Dr. Ariel Chao became the first PhD graduate of the Department of Biostatistics' new Implementation and Prevention Science Methods Pathway in May. She also earned her MPH in biostatistics from YSPH in 2020.

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 this year’s Aspen Ideas: Health Festival, a three-day gathering of global thought leaders and innovators who engaged in captivating discussions about current health challenges and shared bold ideas for improving health in the future.