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Public Health Changemaker: Michael Bride, MPH '17 Connecting with Communities to Drive Change

January 29, 2026
While completing his MPH in Epidemiology Michael Bride, MPH '17 did community-based outreach, helping the West African community in New York City access services for the hepatitis B virus, which is en...
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Learning How To Keep Our Transit Workers Safe

Research
July 24, 2020
NYU GPH has been meeting with the leadership of the Transport Workers Union, Local 100 (TWU) to collaborate on research that will be a first step toward determining risk factors for COVID-19 exposure.
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A Dangerous Trend in Obesity & COVID-19

Public Health Nutrition
July 17, 2020
Dr. Niyati Parekh highlights the links between poor nutrition, obesity, and increased risk of mortality among COVID-19 patients, pointing to the need to flatten the obesity curve in parallel to the CO...
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Report Co-authored by Dr. David Abramson Calls for Better Research on Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

Research
July 16, 2020
A report co-authored by Dr. David Abramson says inconsistent research and funding priorities has hindered the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies in the most effective way.
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An Unwise Decision to Withdraw from WHO

Global and Environmental Health
July 10, 2020
Dr. Chris Dickey explains the unwise decision to quit WHO and the ongoing demand for our students and alumni by the organization to an extent that we have not seen before.
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NYU GPH Partners with NYU Langone Dental Medicine on New Federal Grant

June 29, 2020
A five-year grant funded partnership to improve access to and delivery of oral health care services for vulnerable and rural populations across the life course.
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Granting Status Where Status is Due

Global and Environmental Health
June 26, 2020

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Since the days of the American Revolution, the U.S. military has relied on foreign-born and non-citizen enlistees, who at times made up almost 25 percent of our troops. Over

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Creating Strategies to Reduce Exposure Risk and Mitigating Anxiety

June 25, 2020
A virtual classroom did not slow down the momentum of the Behavioral Communications Strategies for Global Epidemics course, which draws public health students and professionals from around the world t...
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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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A Message from the Dean: Standing Against Racism

Public Health Policy and Management
June 1, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton speaks out against racism and encourages the public health community to join the battle to end racism and other forms of intolerance here and around the world.
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