The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — better known as WIC — reaches about 40% of U.S. families. But receiving WIC benefits does not always mean families can easily use them. Bursky Public Health researchers are examining the obstacles that can stand between WIC benefits and the food families bring home.
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| The inaugural Faculty Scholars of Bursky Public Health's Ryan Institute for Interdisciplinary Health Solutions — Lindsay Stark and Sara Malone — will pursue innovative, scalable solutions to critical public health problems.
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Hobson brings passion for and experience with teaching to her role shaping the education of the next generation of public health professionals.
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This week, Feng Jiao, the Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor at WashU's McKelvey School of Engineering and a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty, will speak on, “Addressing Food Production and Security Challenges using an Engineering Approach.” The talk will be at noon CT on Wednesday, September 9, in the Havana Room at 4240 Duncan and online. Register here to attend in person or to get the Zoom link.
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| Dean Sandro Galea’s latest book offers ‘a practical philosophy of public health.’
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Chinese-language edition helps spread to global audiences the science of bridging the gap between evidence and practice
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Media coverage of WashU Bursky Public Health's people, research, and other news.
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Bursky Public Health's Jen Layden says it's safe to eat lettuce again, provided you follow general food safety guidelines. (Source: CNN)
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Documenting Medicaid eligibility is confusing for participants, said Tim McBride, a professor at Bursky Public Health, a problem that could be contributing to coverage losses. (Source: St. Louis American)
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WashU Medicine's Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, a psychiatry researcher and a member of the Bursky Public Health secondary faculty, says that restricting minors' use of social media may reduce addiction, but more needs to be done to help those who have already been harmed by social media. (Source: KBIA)
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Each week, iHeard STL asks St. Louisans what they’ve heard about health in the last 7 days. Typically, this includes questions about 6-8 health topics. Respondents also tell us what other health topics they’re hearing about. Here’s what St. Louisans reported last week.
iHeard is a listening project of the Health Communication Research Laboratory at WashU Bursky Public Health. iHeard surveys about 200 people each week who live or work in St. Louis, to find out what they know, believe and care about in regard to health.
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Tim McBride, a professor at Bursky Public Health, co-authored, “Health insurance type and lung cancer stage shift following coverage of screening,” published in Health Services Research.
Bursky Public Health’s Milena Franco Silva, Ana Luiza Favarão Leão, Yi Wang, Alexandre Augusto de Paula da Silva, Maryse Rios-Hernandez and Rodrigo Siqueira Reis co-authored, “Exploring the intersections of affordable housing, health, and climate resilience in Brazil: a scoping review of the literature and evidence from the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program,” published in Cities & Health.
Jen Layden, a professor at Bursky Public Health, co-authored, “Reimagining governmental state and local public health practice in the era of AI: Why public health must engage with AI now,” published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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The St. Louis region has been experiencing near record-high temperatures this week, in an extreme heat warning that has lasted several days. What are the short- and long-term implications of this type of weather from the public health perspective? We sat down with Bursky Public Health Professor Carrie Breton to discuss the emerging research on that question and much more!
Watch on LinkedIn →
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Dean Sandro Galea and former USAID civil servant Nicholas Enrich discuss how assisting other countries in maintaining public health protects safety and stability across the globe—including here in America.
This is Episode #13 of Ideas Matter, a podcast designed to inform a better conversation about what matters most. Hosted by Dean Galea, it explores topics ranging from immigration, global trade, and public health to AI, creativity, and the future of democracy.
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Michael Lauer, the former director of extramural research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), joins host Salma Abdalla to discuss how the structures that support public health and science shape what work gets done, who is able to do it, and what kinds of knowledge are rewarded.
This Purple Public Health episode is part of the "Complicating the Narrative” hosted by Professor Abdalla and supported by WashU Public Health and the Frick Initiative. The Purple Public Health Project aims to restore public health's legitimacy by bridging ideological divides.
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| Public Health Ideas convenings
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 9 a.m. CT
At WashU and online
This convening will examine innovative approaches to community listening to build trust and improve public health.
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The WashU Bursky Public Health Moment is published by the Bursky School of Public Health Office of Communications. You can reach us at [email protected].
Visit publichealth.washu.edu for the latest news and information, and follow us on social media.
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Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky School of Public Health
at Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
[email protected]
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