WashU School of Public Health’s inaugural Student Research and Practicum Symposium included 38 posters presented by the school’s MPH, dual degree and PhD students, with topics ranging from health insurance gaps in Missouri, to maternal and infant health disparities.
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WashU Public Health researchers studied how outbreaks strain households and systems, revealing hidden risks for women and girls that data often fails to capture.
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Adults struggling with their mental health face consistent gaps in care and low trust in health systems, according to a global study across 18 countries.
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For nearly 20 years, Brossart has applied her skills in design and communication to closing the gap between discovery and impact through her work at WashU Public Health's Center for Public Health Systems Science.
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To see the school's collection of recordings, see here.
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McLean's expertise tapped by the Food Security Leadership Council, which brings together leaders from industry, science, agriculture, global development, and government to strengthen food security in the United States and abroad.
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iHeard asked St. Louisans: “Do you or someone in your household grow any type of food (vegetables, herbs, greens or fruit) at home or in a community garden?” More than four in 10 said yes. White respondents were more likely to report growing food than African American respondents (55% vs. 32%).
iHeard is a listening project of the Health Communication Research Laboratory at WashU Public Health. iHeard surveys about 200 people who live or work in St. Louis weekly to find out what they know, believe and care about in regard to health.
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Mary Politi, a professor at WashU Public Health, is the senior author on, “Evaluating whether icons and visual elements help or hinder understanding of key information for research studies: results from a randomized trial,” published in Health Literacy Research and Practice. WashU Public Health co-authors include Eliana Goldstein and Krista Cooksey, both senior research coordinators.
WashU Medicine’s Anne Mobley Butler, a member of the WashU Public Health secondary faculty, is the senior author on, “Exploring the impact of missing death data on identification of congenital malformations in insurance claims data,” published in Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology.
MPH student Emmanuel Agyei authored, “Synergistic roles of diabetes, hypertension, and food insecurity on cardiovascular disease factors among underserved American communities: a narrative review,” published in Sarcouncil Journal of Internal Medicine and Public Health.
WashU Medicine’s Karen Joynt Maddox, Sunny Lin and Kenton Johnston, all WashU Public Health secondary faculty members, co-authored, “First year of ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health program yields good quality, savings results,” published in Health Affairs.
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Lindsey Filiatreau, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor, WashU School of Public Health
I’ve had an incredible week in Lagos, Nigeria introducing multistate analytic techniques to brilliant scientists from across Africa. These methods are near and dear to me and it’s such a joy to see that enthusiasm spread to others. I can’t wait to see how these folks apply these skills to improve HIV services for young people across the continent. A sincere thank you to INSPIRE and the PATC3H-IN network for investing in this work and these people.
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In this Purple Public Health episode, "Trust and population health," Erin O’Malley, the executive director of the Coalition for Trust in Health and Science, joins host Salma Abdalla to discuss the state of trust in health and science in the United States and what it takes to rebuild it. Drawing on insights from a coalition of nearly 100 organizations, they explore how trust has declined across institutions, the role of the COVID-19 pandemic and political polarization, and why distinguishing between trust and trustworthiness is critical for the field. "Complicating the Narrative” is hosted by Abdalla and supported by WashU Public Health and the Frick Initiative.
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Dean Galea's latest post in The Healthiest Goldfish: "Into the light: During Commencement season, envisioning a brighter day for public health."
Last month, the Artemis II mission successfully flew to the moon and back. Astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman crewed the Orion spacecraft, which they named Integrity, in the first human-led flight beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. The lunar flyby was conceived as a test flight in support of further Artemis missions, with the goal of returning humans to the moon’s surface. ... Continue reading
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| Public Health Ideas convenings |
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| Wednesday, May 20, 2026
A World Health Assembly side event in Geneva, and online.
This convening will focus on the need to foster innovative approaches for the betterment of population health globally.
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