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For the second year in a row, a SUNY Downstate student has won an award at APHA, (above). Mohammed Adnan Sheerazi, an MPH-HPMG student at Downstate, was awarded the Student Achievement Award and a registration scholarship from APHA's Health Administration Section. Last year this same section awarded another one of our students the Research to Practice Award.
Please join us from 10AM-2PM on Friday Nov. 20 here at SUNY Downstate for
The Brooklyn Health Equity Index Symposium: From Data to Action!
The Faculty is abuzz and full of excitement to see discussion of such topics as, "Community-designed tools for locating equitable care and holding systems accountable", as well as, "Opportunities for equity-centered QI initiatives in safety net hospital settings."
Learn how the BKHI tool turns community voices and data into action to advance health equity and build accountable healthcare systems.
Join us for a symposium highlighting the Brooklyn Health Equity Index© (BKHI) and its potential to help healthcare systems better understand and respond to the experiences of the communities they serve. Developed through a collaborative partnership among One Brooklyn Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, the BKHI goes beyond traditional patient experience measures to examine inequities in access, discrimination, provider empathy and cultural humility, staff responsiveness, structural barriers, and social determinants of health.
It is free to the Public!
Congratulations to these members of our Public Health Faculty who spoke at The UN General Assembly!
How can countries prepare for the next pandemic while making sure communities are protected? Five Downstate School of Public Health faculty members joined that conversation at the launch of the NUS–Lancet PRIME Commission report, held during United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week here in New York.
Congratulations to Aimee Afable, Ph.D., Joanne Constantin, Ph.D., Laura Geer, Ph.D., Elizabeth Helzner, Ph.D., and Sergios Kolokotronis, Ph.D., who participated in the event focused on addressing the inequities exposed by past global health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, Transforming Pandemic Readiness for Equity, calls on countries to look beyond emergency plans, laboratories, and stockpiles to consider whether those resources will protect people when a crisis arrives. That means addressing everyday barriers, including unstable housing, difficulty accessing health care, and distrust of institutions, that can become even more consequential during a pandemic.
The discussion emphasized involving communities in decisions that affect their health, building trust before emergencies occur, and strengthening health and social systems to ensure support reaches those who need it. Its central message connects closely with Downstate’s work in Brooklyn: effective public health begins with understanding people’s circumstances and working alongside them.
Thank you to our School of Public Health colleagues for participating in this international exchange and for their continued commitment to healthier, more equitable communities.
(taken from The President's newsletter)
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SPH Faculty & Staff Meet with SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. at the SUNY University Faculty Senate (UFS) Spring 2023 Plenary at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY
April 2023
Pictured Left to Right:
Dr. Rena Orman (SGS), Dr. Lori Hoepner (SPH), Dr. John B. King, Jr. (SUNY Chancellor), Alithia Alleyne (SOHP), Francisco Colon (SPH), Dr. Anika Daniels-Osaze (SPH)
Earlier this month, Chancellor King had a chance to visit the Downstate campus. You can read more about the Chancellor's visit to Downstate in the President's Bulletin.
Downstate Launches New Equity-Focused MHA Degree Program
February 2023
Read the full article in the President's Bulletin >
DrPH Alumnus, Dr. Donell Harvin, Publishes Op-Ed, “The Medics Are Also to Blame for Tyre Nichols’ Death” in POLITICO
January 2023
Read the full article in POLITICO >
EOHS Faculty Dr. Paul Landsbergis and Alumnus Dr. Eric Persaud Contribute to APHA Policy
January 2023
Dean Kitaw Demissie Honored at SportsBall 2022
October 2022
Read the full article in the President's Bulletin >
EOHS Faculty, Dr. Lori Hoepner, Presents at the 34th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Athens, Greece
October 2022
Read the Shout-Out about Dr. Hoepner >
MD/MPH Student, Osato Ukponmwan, Publishes Op-Ed, “A Resident's View: Low Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Unsafe Outcomes" in Medscape
September 2022
Read the full article in Medscape >
Students Establish Planetary Health Club (PHC)
September 2021
Learn more about PHC and how to join >
Dean Kitaw Demissie Quoted in New York Post about Issue of Overcrowding in NYC's High Schools Amid Pandemic
September 2021
Read the full article in New York Post >
Dean Kitaw Demissie and Epidemiology Faculty Dr. Janet Rosenbaum Quoted in BK Reader about NYC’s Plan for Reopening Schools Amid Surges in COVID Cases
September 2021
Read the full article in BK Reader >
Dean Kitaw Demissie Quoted in The New York Times - "N.Y.C.’s Challenge: Keeping 1 Million Students Safe Amid Delta"
August 2021
Read the full article in The New York Times >
MPH Student, Dr. Natalya Chernichenko, Publishes Op-Ed, “Let's Not Forget COVID's Lessons on Health Inequality” in MedPage Today
August 2021
Read the full article in MedPage Today >
Doctoral Epidemiology Students Involved in the United Nations 2021 International Youth Day Webinar
August 2021
Watch the webinar on the United Nations website >
Dr. Janet Rosenbaum Presents "Signal or Noise: Recanting in HIV Prevention Trials" at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)
August 2021
Listen to Dr. Rosenbaum's presentation on YouTube >
DrPH Student, Claire Nurse, MPH, Presents "A Propensity Matched Study of Obesity and Diabetes: A COVID-19 Perspective" at the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)
August 2021
Dr. Christina Pardo Publishes Op-Ed, “The Danger Of Leaving Women and Mothers Out of Plans to Heal Haiti," in Blavity
August 2021
Read the full article in Blavity >
Dean Kitaw Demissie Says Large Disparities in Parts of NYC is Holding the City Back to Beat COVID-19
August 2021
MPH Student, Michael Lane, Publishes Letter to the Editor, “Learn from Mistakes to Create Better Future” in Richmond Times-Dispatch
August 2021
Read the full article in Richmond Times-Dispatch >
MPH Student, Chelsey Moore, Publishes Op-Ed, “Grandma, Please Reconsider Your Decision Not to Get the COVID Vaccine” in The Dallas Morning News
August 2021
Read the full article in The Dallas Morning News >
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Weighs In On NYC's Recent Mandate for Unvaccinated Municipal Workers to Get Weekly Coronavirus Test
July 2021
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie Interviewed with New York Amsterdam News on Delta Variant in Areas with Low Vaccine Rates
July 2021
Read the full article in New York Amsterdam News >
Dean Dr. Kitaw Demissie in The New York Times — "As Delta Spreads, Virus Cases in New York City Tick Up"
July 2021
Read the full article in The New York Times >
Dr. Janet Rosenbaum's Research on School Suspension is 4th Most Cited Paper in Youth & Society Journal
July 2021
