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New Study Links 2023 Maui Wildfire to Spike in Suicide, Overdose

August 11, 2025

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This article was originally published by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

Deaths by suicide and drug overdose significantly increased in the aftermath of the August

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New Research: Three Years In, Research Shows Regional, Personal Differences in Use of 988 Lifeline

July 7, 2025
NYU GPH led studies reveal who is likely to use or not use 988—knowledge that can be deployed for targeted communication campaigns to reach those experiencing mental health crises.
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New Research: Hospital Leadership—at Multiple Levels—matters for Social Needs Programs

July 2, 2025
A new NYU GPH led analysis found that Hospitals can play an important role in screening for and addressing unmet health-related social needs in their communities.
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EP167 The Social Context of Mental Health with Dr. Jonathan Purtle

June 12, 2025
We speak with Dr. Jonathan Purtle, Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, about his career path from teaching to becoming a mental health policy researcher.
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National Academies Workshop Proceedings Examine Burnout in STEMM Workforce

May 9, 2025
Paper by Dr. Alden Lai published in proceedings finds that burnout is not equally felt across the scientific workforce
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EP166 Courtrooms to Classrooms: The Intersection of Law and Public Health with Jean Bae

May 8, 2025
We speak with Jean Bae, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, and a 2012 GPH Alumna. She shares her journey from Harvard Law to shaping public health policy.
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From The Big Apple to Capital Hill: A Student's Washington, D.C. Experience

Public Health Policy and Management
April 8, 2025
MPH student Toluwalase Akinluyi gives us an inside look to her most recent trip as an ASPPH Ambassador on Capitol Hill. Follow what she describes as an experience centered around the undeniable impact...
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New Research: Fees Can Help the FDA Ensure Food Safety

Public Health Policy and Management Research
April 7, 2025
Additional resources—and authority—would enable the FDA to better monitor our food supply and keep unsafe ingredients out of it in the first place, according to a new analysis led by Jennifer Pome...
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EP162 Healing Communities and Transforming Systems with Toluwalase Akinluyi

Public Health Policy and Management
March 13, 2025
We speak with Toluwalase "LA" Akinluyi, an MPH student at NYU, about her transition from physiotherapy in Nigeria to public health leadership and her commitment to diversity in global health.
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EP166 Courtrooms to Classrooms: The Intersection of Law and Public Health with Jean Bae

March 13, 2025
We speak with Jean Bae, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management, about her journey from Harvard Law to shaping public health policy.
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