Continuum Magazine

At a precarious time for the planet, Brown’s Center for Environmental Health and Technology is working to promote resilient, sustainable, healthy communities.

Allegra Scharff, who studied under the generalist track of the Masters of Public Health program, is now a manager in the community-building department of ONE Neighborhood Builders, a non-profit community development corporation dedicated to revitalizing Providence neighborhoods.

Joseph Braun, MSPH, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Epidemiology: Linking environmental exposures and children’s health.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

The latest news & updates from School of Public Health alumni

Kalloo, a fourth-year doctoral student in epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, examines which chemical combinations pregnant women might be exposed to and how those exposures impact newborn outcomes and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood.

Fifty years after the Black Student Walkout of 1968, alumni returned to campus to reflect on the impact of this historic event and discuss diversity and inclusion at Brown.

The Senator from Rhode Island is passionate about acting on climate change and protecting our environment. As a founder of the Senate Climate Action Task Force he is fighting for smarter solutions.

Brown University has a unique role in contributing research, fostering innovation, and in providing a model for environmental sustainability to the greater Providence community and beyond. The University strives to contribute to building a clean, just, and responsible global environment.

When we think about recent environmental disasters, Flint, Michigan’s water quality crisis quickly comes to mind. But the Great Lakes State has another pollution problem that is less well known outside the state.

We spoke with Laura Bozzi, Ph.D., Climate Change Program Manager at the Rhode Island Department of Health, about the challenges facing our state, and the strategies being used to protect our environment, and our health.

The Brown University School of Public Health welcomes exciting new faculty. Our newest members join over 250 faculty working across the School’s four academic departments and 13 research centers.

Originally published in THE GLOBE AND MAIL AUGUST 19, 2018

Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Latest News & Updates from School of Public Health Alumni

A unique new research laboratory at Samoa’s Ministry of Health.

Maximizing Good in the Global Cancer Fight

Mentoring global health leaders and teaching “Burden of Disease in Developing Countries” since 1993.

The world’s first global marketplace for lifesaving innovations.

The Brown University School of Public Health welcomed exciting new faculty in 2017-18.

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Winter 2018.

When it comes to establishing a network of trust, Brown researchers know that community building is essential.

Bess Marcus wants to help people make healthy choices.

Global fieldwork requires getting out of one’s physical, psychological, and cultural comfort zones and being immersed in challenging and sometimes dangerous environments.

How can smartphones address public health problems?

DO YOU OR DOES SOMEONE YOU KNOW . . .
. . . drink more than intended?
. . . spend a lot of time drinking or recovering from hangovers?
. . . try to cut down or stop drinking but fail?

The latest news & updates from School of Public Health alumni

Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Doctoral Studies in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Senior Behavior Change Analyst, Mad*Pow

Brown School of Public Health faculty in the media

Collaborative. Generative. Compassionate.

The School of Public Health’s inaugural Black History Month Lecture: Mindy Fullilove

Meet Mark Treat, President of Nalari Health and School of Public Health Community Advisory Board member

Latest faculty news, Spring 2017

The past several decades have been characterized by an evolution of the public health problems facing society.

The Brown University Corporation has appointed two Public Health faculty members to named professorships.

This year marked the development of Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University. The plan, a collaborative effort by administrators, faculty, and students across campus, identified strategies and actions to make Brown a more diverse and inclusive community.

The School of Public Health is fortunate to have several new faculty members in the fold whose research interests run the gamut from behavioral interventions to reduce risk among sexual minorities, to cancer epidemiology data, to alcohol use disorders, to HIV prevention and pharmacoepidemiology. Take a moment to learn how they are working to improve population health.

Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences,
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Strategic Initiative Officer, Rhode Island Foundation

Cape Town is one of Africa’s wealthiest cities, yet it is also home to extreme poverty. Three students from the School of Public Health focus their research on this area, analyzing public health issues.

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Fall 2016.

One hundred forty-two degrees were awarded in Public Health fields during Commencement 2016.

Whether it’s providing a source for fresh fruits and vegetables, encouraging physical activity in school-aged children, or expanding access to HIV and Hepatitis C testing, the ultimate goal of all the Rhode Island Public Health Institute’s programs is to eliminate health disparities, in Rhode Island and beyond.

November is National Entrepreneurship Month, and various departments at Brown, including the School of Public Health, are partnering with the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship to produce a series of events across campus to engage, inspire, and empower the Brown and local community.

Joshua Sharfstein was keynote speaker at Bridging Health Disparities to Address the Opioid Epidemic, a conference jointly sponsored by the Brown University School of Public Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.