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EP174 Ten Years of Impact with Dean Melody Goodman and Founding Dean Cheryl Healton

November 20, 2025
In this special 10th-anniversary episode, Dean Melody Goodman and Founding Dean Cheryl Healton reflect on the decade-long journey of NYU GPH.
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The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Opportunities and Challenges

Research Public Health Policy and Management
November 29, 2023
Dr. Jonathan Purtle's team is conducting a five-year study on the implementation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline which has held potential to save lives and enhance mental health.
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HealthTech Horizons: Innovations for a Healthier World

Biostatistics Public Health Policy and Management
October 28, 2023
Dr. Bill Weeks, Dr. Rumi Chunara, and Vincent Lopez discuss the game-changing innovations from AI to big data to telemedicine that are shaping the future of healthcare.
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EP116 A Grant Writing MasterClass with Jackie Saltarelli

September 28, 2022
Unlock the secrets of successful grant writing with Jackie Saltarelli, Assistant Director of NYC Treats Tobacco, as she shares insights on securing and managing grants in our latest episode.
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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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