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Recovering Better: Putting Human Rights First

Public Health Policy and Management
December 11, 2020
We mark the celebration of Human Rights Day by endorsing the fruitful relationship between Health Right International and GPH as we strive to recover better to put human rights first.
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A Nation in Pain, Held Hostage

Public Health Policy and Management
November 20, 2020
As our nation continues to cope with the pain of the death toll caused by COVID-19, Dr. Cheryl Healton stresses the importance of a bold education campaign to counter vaccine hesitancy.
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The Cavalry is Coming

Public Health Policy and Management
November 13, 2020

 

As the English theologian Thomas Fuller was long ago credited with saying, “The darkest hour is just before the dawn.”

In testimony after his dismissal in May, Dr. Rick Bright, the embattled

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The Elephant in the Room

Public Health Policy and Management
November 6, 2020

 

We lost a public health hero this week, Dr. Philip Lee, who fought tirelessly throughout his career for policies that made sense — among them the creation of Medicare and rational pharmaceutical

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The Anatomy of Contagion

Public Health Policy and Management
October 9, 2020

 

We’ve seen the pictures of beach-goers, bar patrons and street parties with revelers packed in, ignoring social distancing and only occasionally wearing masks. We’ve read about the August wedding

 

Sidebar:

Here is how behavior results in contagion and death:

For a primer on how the virus reproduces, Dr. Danielle Ompad, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at GPH kindly provided this brief

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It's Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves!

Public Health Policy and Management
September 11, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton welcomes the entire GPH community back to campus — whether they’re here physically or virtually.
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Student Highlight: Answering the Call to Serve

Public Health Policy and Management
July 29, 2020
MPH candidate Daniel Okpare jumps at the opportunity to put his public health expertise to use in becoming a contact tracer for New York City's COVID-19 tracking initiative.
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In Memoriam: Two Civil Rights Icons

Public Health Policy and Management
July 24, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton sends a message to the GPH community mourning the passing of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian.
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Protesting for Change in America

Public Health Policy and Management
June 5, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton discusses the ultimate social determinant of health and what we can do to advocate for change in America.
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