In a new report, STAT Network highlights increasing threats and shows how states are rewriting playbooks in real time to protect American health, safety and economic vitality.

Former Congressman David Cicilline ’83 joined Brown University leaders to discuss civic engagement and population health, detailing the challenges of mistrust and disinformation, while highlighting the strengths of local journalism, health equity zones and national service.

MPH student and CEO Ishan Shah and his co-founder built the Peerakeet platform after realizing the transformative power of peer connection, creating a safe, moderated “digital front door to recovery” for Gen Z.

Amidst a reversal in youth substance-use trends, a new study links experiences of discrimination among young people of color to an increased risk of turning to substances as a coping mechanism.

With measles spreading and long-trusted sources of public health information falling short, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo breaks down the outbreak, the state of public health communications and the Pandemic Center’s tracking report, which publishes key infectious disease data every week.

As the U.S. population ages, a study on the Older Americans Act Nutrition program reveals it delivers more than just food—recipients say it prevents nursing home placements, supports caregivers and provides a crucial daily social link.

In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.

Measles has been declared eliminated in the U.S. for 25 years, but a surge in cases is threatening that status. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, joined Humans in Public Health to break down the outbreak, the chaotic federal response and how her team's tracker is stepping in to provide reliable, life-saving data.

With a severe shortage of dentists across sub-Saharan Africa, the mOral Health course is training local community health workers to provide preventive care. The initiative, aimed at building a sustainable, grassroots workforce, marks the first time the WHO has formally endorsed an oral health resource in its nearly 80-year history.

With measles spreading and long-trusted sources of public health information falling short, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo breaks down the outbreak, the state of public health communications and the Pandemic Center’s tracking report, which publishes key infectious disease data every week.

In an era where the value of scientific research is increasingly undermined, Brown University public health scholars remain steadfast, showing how high-quality public health science protects people, shapes policy and transforms the health of our nation.

With private equity firms gobbling up health care facilities at a skyrocketing pace, researchers in the School of Public Health are working to uncover how rapid health care consolidation impacts patients, prices and physician practices.