Flip through the latest issue of the Rhode Island Medical Journal and a clear pattern emerges: page after page highlights the work of the Brown University School of Public Health.
From highlighting how Brown scholars and alumni have helped shape public health in Rhode Island for 150 years to research coming out of the school since the School of Public Health’s official founding in 2013, the latest issue of the state’s leading medical journal showcases the history of public health at Brown, the scope of its research and its partnerships regionally and beyond.
Contributors from the school include faculty and center leaders such as Alison Tovar, Rosa R. Baier, Omar Galárraga and Christopher W. Kahler. Their articles in the issue provide overviews on how researchers at some of the school’s centers are addressing some of today’s most pressing public health challenges, including health equity, aging and long-term care, substance use, chronic disease and global health systems.
Interim Dean Francesca Beaudoin opens the issue with an introduction highlighting the school’s growth, impact and future direction.
The issue also features original research from faculty including Emily A. Gadbois, Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, Mollie Monnig and Hayley Treloar Padovano, who examine topics from long-term care and neighborhood environments to liver disease screening and prevention.
Together, the articles paint a picture of a growing institution with deep ties to Rhode Island and a widening global reach, said Bess Marcus, a professor of behavioral and social sciences and the School of Public Health’s second dean. She served as guest editor for the special section on the School of Public Health.
“I was honored to help guide it and hope readers come away with a clear sense of how our research is making a difference in Rhode Island and in communities around the world,” she said.