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Obviously, You Should Never Read the Comments If the Story Is About Public Health Harassment and Bullying. Unless…

JP Leider, PhD, weighs in on COVID Public Health work and public perspective.
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Bioethics Faculty Selected to Present at National Conference

Every October, bioethicists from across the country gather for the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities's (ASBH) annual conference.
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Advance Care Planning for Adolescents with Cancer

 Jennifer Needle MD, MPH: “Adolescents with cancer should be given the opportunity to participate in their own medical decision-making.”
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New Chapter on Health Equity & Justice During Pandemics by Debra DeBruin, PhD

The recently published edited volume Ethical Public Health Policy Within Pandemics (Boylan, M. 2022) includes a chapter on “Pandemic Disparities: Equity and Neutral Conceptions of Justice”  by Debra DeBruin, PhD.  
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There’s A Simple Fix For Skewed Pandemic Estimates

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD weighs in on demographers working together so that officials can produce numbers we all can trust.
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Fellow Researches Gender & Race Issues in Elder Caregiving

This summer, Debra DeBruin, PhD is mentoring MaryGrace Trifilio on her research of public discourse and policy regarding older adult caregiving. Trifilio is one of two fellows of the Humphrey School’s Center on Women, Gender, and Public…
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Report: Minnesota's rate for pregnancy-related deaths lower than national average

Rachel Hardemn, PhD, MPH highlights the racial disparities present in the findings: "In one of the healthiest states in the country, Black and Indigenous moms are dying at a rate that far outstrips their share of the population..."
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Rapid Response Media Messaging Research Will Promote Health and Racial Equity

Sarah Gollust, PhD, states: “I’m very excited that this new research endeavor will focus on questions that really matter to those who are doing the work to advance health equity and communicate to the public...”
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New Commentary on Supporting the Public Health Workforce by Sarah Gollust, PhD

In the recently published commentary in JAMA Network Open, "Supporting the Public Health Workforce Requires Collective Actions to Address Harassment and Threats", Sarah Gollust, PhD urges for investments in the public health work force as…
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In Rural America, Covid Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest

Despite higher vaccination rates of nonwhites in Minnesota, Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD connects greater societal issues to the disproportionate COVID deaths among people of color in the state.