October 25, 2026

A live taping at WashU of the podcast "Why Should I Trust You?" will challenge experts with differing perspectives to navigate a hypothetical pandemic as it unfolds.

The future of population health science will be shaped by the questions researchers decide are too risky to propose, the populations they omit, and the partnerships communities no longer trust. Bursky Public Health Associate Professor Sarah Moreland-Russell discusses this in the American Journal of Public Health.

Colón-Ramos examines how policy and food environments interact to influence what people eat and how to effect lasting change.

Sarah Willson, the director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, spoke on “State of the State: Building a Sustainable Public Health Infrastructure in Missouri” on October 22.

This week, we will have three Talking Public Health seminars. They each will be held at noon CT in the Havana Room at 4240 Duncan.

On Monday, October 26, Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine and section chief for research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, will give a talk titled, “Food, Nutrition, and Population Health.” Register to attend Berkowitz's seminar in person or to get the Zoom link.

On Wednesday, October 28, Bursky Public Health's Kate Barbier, MPH, MSW, the director of student applied practice, will present on the school's practicum program. She will be joined by MPH students Benny Dana and Prince Boateng, as well as Bridget McDermott-Flood, executive director of the Incarnate Word Foundation. Register to attend the practicum talk in person or to get the Zoom link.

Finally, on Friday, October 30, Amanda Gilbert, PhD, a T1 postdoctoral fellow at Bursky Public Health, will speak on, “Building Scalable Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention Through Implementation Science and Digital Innovation.” Register to attend Gilbert's talk in person or to get the Zoom link.

Traces the career and inspirations of plant scientist Antonio Brazelton, a postdoctoral fellow at Bursky Public Health's Food and Agriculture Research Mission. (Source: St. Louis Public Radio)

Bursky Public Health's Lindsay Stark, Julia Fleckman and Ilana Seff spoke about the growing problem of digital violence, and what can be done about it. (Source: KMOX)

"The changes in the subsidies for Medicare Part D are pretty profound and are going to have a pretty big effect,” said Bursky Public Health's Timothy McBride, a health policy analyst. (Source: ABC News)

Dean Sandro Galea spoke about his latest book, “Why Health?: What We Need to Think About When We Think About Health.” (Source: Public Health On Call)

Most St. Louis adults surveyed (62%) say pesticides are overused and 75% have heard about studies linking pesticide exposure to cancer. However, few report being frequently exposed to pesticides and less than 1 in 4 say they are “very worried” about being exposed to pesticides.  

iHeard is a listening project of the Health Communication Research Laboratory at Bursky 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.

Dean Galea's latest post on The Healthiest Goldfish is titled, "Building momentum for public health." The post examines what a rocket company’s record valuation reveals about the work of mobilizing belief in a healthier world.