BU School of Public Health Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

school news SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall Members of the SPH community share recommendations for the books, films, podcasts, and other content that has resonated with them as they study, research, and practice public health. For peers who share her interest in women’s health, she recommends the documentary podcast Bodies.

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Better Health For All

JUNE 17, 2024

In 2021, it was reported that trans masculine individuals are almost seven times more likely to have HIV than other individuals over 15 years of age [2]. A quote from the National Aids Trust report states: “Trans people often experience health services as discriminatory, ill-informed, and inaccessible. 2012; 13 (3): 214–222.

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Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its goal is to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, expand Medicaid coverage, and decrease the number of uninsured Americans. Between 2017 and 2024, the number of states with Medicaid expansion went from 32 to 41. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” was enacted in 2010 and implemented in 2014.

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