Members of the Yale schools of public health, medicine, and nursing came together earlier this year for Yale's first Music, Memory, and Aging Symposium.
Read more: m.yale.edu/df7t
Since 2000, there have been > 1,300 mergers among the nation's approximately 5,000 hospitals. The FTC took enforcement action against just 13 of them.
Use our interactive to see hospital consolidation across the country over the last two decades: markets.healthcareaffordabilitylab.org/introduction
Rising health care spending is killing the American Dream. The new @yalehealthlab.bsky.social, led by Prof. Zack Cooper, is working to curb this spending by translating evidence into action.
Give them a follow to learn more ⬇️
Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new Yale study suggests that older individuals can and do improve over time, and their mindset toward aging plays a major part in their success: m.yale.edu/dgjn
@colincarlson.bsky.social
If loving spring break safety tips is wrong, we don’t want to be right.
The Viral Emergence Research Initiative (Verena), headquartered in our Public Health Modeling Unit, is one of the largest pandemic prevention research and training programs in the United States.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dgf8 @colincarlson.bsky.social
Grab a pint and settle in for an evening of storytelling where science and public health meet real life.
This event is in partnership with @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social and is open to the public — no registration required.
Mark your calendar: m.yale.edu/dgjd @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social
Celebrated author @angiethomas.bsky.social recently partnered with our Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative to showcase the power of storytelling to an audience of highly-engaged students at New Haven’s Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dghn @nelbamg.bsky.social
If measles vaccination rates continue to drop just 1% annually for the next five years, the cost to the U.S. could reach $1.5 billion a year, according to a new report from the Yale School of Public Health and Common Health Coalition.
“Can you remember a time when you shared something that you later found out was not true or trustworthy?” Dean Megan Ranney MD MPH, posed that question during her opening remarks at a conference about rebuilding trust in public health.
Read key conference takeaways ⬇️
https://m.yale.edu/dgcz
Read more in this newly released Common Health Coalition x Yale School of Public Health brief - More Illness, Greater Costs: Spotlight Brief on Childhood Immunizations
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According to new research, by 2030, a sustained 1% annual drop in MMR coverage could lead to:
17,000 measles cases/year
4,000 hospitalizations/year
$1.5 billion in added annual costs/year
But this potential for cascading impacts from declining vaccine uptake is not inevitable.
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Thanks @yalesph.bsky.social and Common Health Coalition for this helpful snapshot: 1% annual decline in MMR coverage could lead to 17,000 measles cases, over 4,000 hospitalizations, and 36 preventable deaths annually by 2030 commonhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/u...
Dive into the latest issue of our Science & Society magazine: m.yale.edu/dgcy
Stories highlight:
➡️ How our researchers are working with communities to turn evidence into action
➡️ How our community is working to rebuild trust in public health
➡️ Moving global health forward
➡️ And much more
Doctor Mike, who is a board-certified family medicine physician and a content creator with over 30 million followers, recently joined us for a conversation on how he uses social media to improve health outcomes — and how others can do the same. Read our key takeaways: m.yale.edu/dgbx.
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What happens when you give Doctor Mike a mini mic?
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A report released Thursday by the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan relies heavily on satellite imagery analysis conducted by @hrl-yalesph.bsky.social.
https://ow.ly/9P7s50Yl1AR
A new Yale School of Public Health study shows that air pollution-related cardiovascular deaths are increasingly concentrated among traditionally underserved communities and driven by specific chemical components rather than overall pollution levels.
https://ow.ly/1BiQ50YhK1H
A new study from Yale researchers shows how artificial intelligence can bring different kinds of data together, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the body and how diseases develop.
https://ow.ly/Zma450Yh3py
Our new Future of Health Innovation Hub will build upon our school's legacy of translating science into scalable solutions for healthier societies.
Read more ⬇️
Sending you all some public health love this Valentine’s weekend 💖 💘
The Benito Bowl x public health collaboration we’ve all been waiting for
Fostering interconnected, inclusive, and interdisciplinary public health communities within and beyond Yale is not just a strategic priority for the Yale School of Public Health, it’s the mission of our new Office of Community & Practice.
https://ow.ly/tOTt50Y5Gvy
Dr. Joan K. Monin, PhD, launched an independent study about aging health policy that takes students out of the classroom and into Connecticut’s communities and the wood-paneled rooms of the State Capitol.
https://ow.ly/Js9J50Y5FjW
PopHIVE is on a mission to reimagine health data for all. And they just launched a newsletter.
Sign up to get the latest on their dashboards, data sets, and blog posts in your inbox: https://pophive.m-pages.com/pophive-newsletter-signup
"I came here to survive," wrote Dr. Eman Salih. "Yale empowered me to thrive— and to help others do the same."
Read Dr. Salih's story, in her own words, in our latest Science & Society magazine: m.yale.edu/dfn3
Harmonizing for Health, a collaboration between YSPH, NYC Health + Hospitals (the largest municipal hospital system in the country), and Juilliard Extension, seeks to identify the unique role music could have in relieving health care staff burnout and compassion fatigue.
https://ow.ly/M7Zi50Y5CQ3
STAT has named Katelyn Jetelina as an influencer shaping health information online.
Dr. Jetelina is a faculty member at the Yale School of Public Health and the founder of Your Local Epidemiologist, a newsletter that reaches over 425,000 readers across 132 countries.
https://ow.ly/Gc3N50Y4XBX
During an upcoming Harvard Chan Studio event, two deans of leading schools of public health—@meganranney.bsky.social of @yalesph.bsky.social and @deanbaccarelli.bsky.social—will explore how to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape in public health education.
Register to join us on Feb 5 at 1 pm ET:
