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SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall

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The premise is “very encouraging,” says Idowu, who aspires to use her training in program management and global health to strategize with healthcare leaders, decision-makers, and providers to support holistic wellbeing, a vision of wellbeing that encompasses not only physical and mental health, but also spiritual and relational health.

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NIH-funded Research Drives Innovation at SPH

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” Laura White, professor of biostatistics and MEMBER of the Prov/Bos CFAR Throughout the 1980s, rates of AIDS deaths in the United States rose precipitously year over year. By the time the AIDS crisis peaked in the mid 1990s, more than 300,000 people had lost their lives to the disease.

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COVID-19 in 2025: ‘A Constant Threat, but a Manageable One’

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Unraveling DEI work One priority should be to address the underlying disparities that lead to worse health outcomes among lower-income populations and communities of color, says Jonathan Levy , chair and professor of environmental health.