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New Research: Researchers Identify Public Policies that Work to Prevent Suicide

Policies around economic security, alcohol use and safety restrictions have strongest potential for reducing suicide deaths.
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Connecting the Micro and Macro Levels

GPH’s part-time, flexible class scheduling allows MPH student Beisi Huang not only to help survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking, but to gain the skills and policy insight needed ...
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Cheryl Healton Named to White House Role

Cheryl Healton, DrPH, professor of public health policy and management and founding dean of the NYU GPH, has been reappointed a senior policy analyst at the White House Office of National Drug Control...
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2024 GPH Alumni Award Honoree: Ekemini Isaiah (MPH ’18)

Ekemini Isaiah is the Director of Public Policy at Daiichi Sankyo, where she leads public policy strategies to support patient access to Daiichi Sankyo’s oncology portfolio.
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2024 GPH Alumni Award Honoree: Ashlee Wisdom (MPH '18)

Ashlee Wisdom is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Health In Her HUE, a digital health platform aimed at reducing racial health disparities by leveraging the power of technology, media and commun...
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New Research: Supplemental Medicare Benefits Still Leave Dental, Vision, and Hearing Care Out of Reach for Many

A new study finds that lower-income adults with dental, vision, and hearing benefits through Medicare Advantage still face cost-related barriers to care.
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New Research: Studies Examine Growing US Mental Health Safety Net

Reach of certified community behavioral health clinics reflects bipartisan support for investment in improving behavioral health.
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Prof. José A. Pagán Named to City & State 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 List

City & State recognized Dr. Pagán for his role as board chair of NYC Health + Hospitals, his health equity research, and his work at NYU GPH.
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GPH Research Aims to Improve HPV Vaccine Uptake to Reduce Cancer Risk in Africa

More than $6 million in NIH funding will support Professor Corrina Moucheraud’s global health research to increase human papillomavirus vaccination in Kenya and Malawi and reduce cervical cancer ris...
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EP149 Fitness, Sociology, and Public Health with Leroy Akoto

We speak with Leroy Akoto, an MPH student studying Public Health Policy and former personal trainer turned public health advocate.
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