WashU Public Health Ideas with Phillip Marotta

Hayley Damboise

July 15, 2025

Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Phillip Marotta, PhD, MPH, about how the criminal justice system affects health disparities, harm reduction and substance use. Marotta is an assistant professor at the Brown School and the School of Public Health, and editor-in-chief of the Harm Reduction Journal.

https://youtu.be/xgiqkwTYI3c?si=wfagA2RmhCDv9DOp

Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, talks with Phillip Marotta, PhD, MPH, about how the criminal justice system affects health disparities, harm reduction and substance use. Marotta is an assistant professor at the Brown School and the School of Public Health, and editor-in-chief of the Harm Reduction Journal.

Video produced by Zachary Linhares/WashU School of Public Health

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