Latest News from Health Policy & Management
In a recent visit to the Yale School of Public Health, Rick Woychik, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program, provided a road map of six emerging areas of priority for the future direction of environmental health sciences.
- March 26, 2024
A research team led by Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, and Rebekah Heckmann, MD, MPH, MPA, from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, has been approved for a $3.7 million R01 award by the National Institute of Mental Health to address the management of agitation symptoms during mental health crises.
- March 21, 2024
This Profile in Public Health Innovation focuses on Kayla Wooley, MPH '21 (health care management), who is CEO of StaffOnTap and Nurse Ranger, two platforms that help health care companies optimize nursing home staffing.
- March 21, 2024Source: Health & Veritas
YSPH Associate Professor Zack Cooper discusses his work on surprise medical bills and the impact of high health care costs on households, wages, and the economy as a special guest of the Health & Veritas podcast.
- March 20, 2024
This Student Spotlight focuses on Kamali Akii-bua Clora, MPH '24 (Health Care Management).
- March 20, 2024Source: AOL
As of 2024, firearms are the leading cause of child deaths in the U.S. Through new research from Health Affairs, Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine the effects of nonfatal firearm injury on young survivors. YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney, a leader in firearm injury prevention research, is mentioned.
- March 14, 2024
Weaving together personal stories with powerful facts, journalist Linda Villarosa discussed the impact of racism in health care and strategies for the future at the February 12th Dean’s Lecture “Storytelling for Social Justice and Health”.
- March 13, 2024
This Alumni Spotlight shines on Barbra G. Rabson, MPH '83 (Health Services Administration/Epidemiology), the president and CEO of Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, where she has worked since 1998.
- March 11, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
The FDA’s approval of Wegovy could help millions of Americans with both obesity and cardiovascular disease lower their risk of having a major cardiac event.
- March 11, 2024
The promise of a public health model for reducing firearm injury and death was the topic of two recent events at which Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, was a guest speaker.