News Medical Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Human Cell Atlas project maps human cells to understand biology, address global health disparities, and advance personalized medicine through ethical and inclusive research practices.

Health Disparities 111

Health Disparities Global Health 111

Maternal Health Task Force

JANUARY 22, 2025

The interconnected challenges of maternal health, HIV, and healthcare inequities call for a paradigm shift in global health researchone that prioritizes regions like Mozambique and passes the torch to local actors. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths , yet only 1.3%

Maternal and Child Health 64

Maternal and Child Health Global Health Ageing and Health Health Inequalities 64

APHL

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

I’m grateful that public health science delivered us safe and effective vaccines on an unprecedented fast timeline so we can all fully enjoy the holiday season this year!” Julia Pringle, Global Health “ PulseNet , the national laboratory network that detects foodborne disease outbreaks, is a public health lifesaver.

Environmental Health and Safety 81

Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Health Health Disparities Global Health 81

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality. Are people in some countries dying from an increasingly varied set of causes? Assessing how heterogeneous causes of death are is important for several reasons.

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Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

MARCH 14, 2025

As part of this grant, Haita oversees the Rhode Island Maternal Health Taskforce and the development and implementation of the Rhode Island Maternal Health Strategic Plan alongside Taskforce members and other RIDOH teams.

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Maternal and Child Health Health Education and Training Organizations Mental Health and Public Health Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 109

KFF Health News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.

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Health Metrics and Evaluation Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Ethnicity and Health Substance Use Disorders 133

BU School of Public Health Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

Laura White , professor of biostatistics, and Kayoko Shioda , assistant professor of global health, who also co-lead the Data Science & Surveillance research core at CEID, are the lead BU collaborators of a Northeastern University-led innovation center that launched in 2022 to help detect and prepare the public for future outbreaks.

Mental Health and Public Health 86

Mental Health and Public Health Environmental Health and Safety Emergency Preparedness and Response Ageing and Health 86