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The Moment, September 21, 2025

Mental health care; St. Louisans and COVID-19; public health textbook

Student life begins at WashU Public Health

WashU School of Public Health welcomed its first students in August. The photos reflect moments from the start of the school's first semester.

Thinking Public Health, September 25, 2025

Telling the story of COVID-19 in St. Louis

New book by Washington University faculty, staff presents St. Louisans’ experiences in their own words

New edition of leading textbook on public health practice published

Updated ‘Evidence-Based Public Health’ includes more on communication, health disparities

Americans favor voluntary mental health care amid federal push for forced treatment

A new study from WashU Public Health finds that there is bipartisan backing for crisis hotlines, walk-in centers and peer support — diverging from federal policies expanding forced treatment.

‘Kissing bug’ disease has been found in Missouri. Scientists want the U.S. to take it seriously

Classifying Chagas disease as endemic to the U.S. could strengthen surveillance, research and public health responses, says WashU Medicine’s Philip Budge, a secondary faculty member at SPH.

The Moment, September 14, 2025

School milestones; CDC losing trust; hunger and nutrition

New study: Less than 1/2 of St Louis city residents live within walking distance of fresh food

WashU Public Health’s Rodrigo Reis talked with KMOX about his study highlighting major gaps in access to healthy food and transportation — especially in north St. Louis.