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Scientists bring socioeconomic status at the forefront of epidemic modelling

Science Daily - Public Health

The study introduces a new framework that incorporates socioeconomic status (SES) factors -- such as income, education, and ethnicity -- into epidemic models.

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We Hold These Truths

The Health Care Blog

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, health, and the pursuit of Happiness. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

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Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

BU School of Public Health Blog

Maria Glymour Maria Glymour , chair and professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health; Jacqueline Torres, associate professor of epidemiology & biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Paola Gilsanz, research scientist II at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, have received a $28.8

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SPH Promotes Latino Scholarship in Epidemiology

BU School of Public Health Blog

The American College of Epidemiology and Society of Epidemiologic Research (SER) have both recently called for greater representation of Latino epidemiologists in public health, noted Pescador Jimenez and her colleagues in their proposal for the educational alliance.

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Three years on, still assessing the health, legal aspects of Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire

NC Health News

Nearly 6,500 people were told to flee their homes in the middle of the night for their health and safety. The company also violated Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards related to its storage of ammonium nitrate. Did the fire affect health? Businesses in the area were forced to close for several days.

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Health Department Releases Strategy to Address Chronic Disease

Fund for Public Health NYC

The NYC Health Department has released a new strategy to address the root causes of chronic diseases, which are the leading causes of death for New Yorkers. This comprehensive report, part of the HealthyNYC initiative, outlines a plan to reduce health inequities and promote healthier lives for all.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Research shows Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a gun homicide as their white counterparts.