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December 20, 2024

The Best of Berkeley Public Health 2024

The most popular public health stories of the year

How can the US maintain COVID-era reductions in economic and health disparities?

Martyn Smith receives the 2024 Stokinger Award from ACGIH

Can financial incentives improve equity in patient care?

BPH In the Media

Walgreens is in particularly awful shape
Features Assistant Professor Jenny Guadamuz

Bay Area soda taxes help change people’s minds
Features Professor Kristine A. Madsen

Scientists discover major link between sugar consumption and aging
Features Professor Barbara Laraia

Topics

Research Highlights

How can the US maintain COVID-era reductions in economic and health disparities?

Can financial incentives improve equity in patient care?

Bay Area soda taxes don’t just affect sales. They help change people’s minds.

Faculty Honors

Dr. Eva Harris is co-leader of major pandemic preparedness project

Global health mentorship today: Jay Graham

Susan Ivey promoted to co-principal investigator at Health Research for Action

School News

The Best of Berkeley Public Health 2024

The most popular public health stories of the year

Martyn Smith receives the 2024 Stokinger Award from ACGIH

Racism and Health

Black students are punished more often

Racially balanced workplaces may protect employees against cardiovascular disease

How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

COVID-19

Embracing controversy: UC Berkeley professor urges CDC transparency during outbreaks

Study shows use of SSRIs may protect against long COVID

New study differentiates perinatal risks of COVID-19 infection from pandemic era societal changes

Social Impact

Engaging students by enlisting them to study their own schools

The Importance of Voting: A Public Health Perspective

UC Berkeley School of Public Health welcomes inaugural cohort of Impact Fellows

The BPH Community

Students

Professor Jason Corburn sheds light on gun violence as a public health issue

How Reddit helps one expert understand post-Roe abortion access in America

First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants

Alumni

Alum Melissa Stafford Jones on her career developing meaningful policy approaches in public health

New alumni association co-presidents are ready to foster engagement and make an impact

Public Health graduates celebrate 2024 commencement

Opinions

Embracing controversy: UC Berkeley professor urges CDC transparency during outbreaks

What’s next in public health?

After two conflicting judicial rulings, what’s next for medication abortions?

School Communications

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Media Inquiries

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Media and Publications

Explore our multimedia projects focused on public health initiatives and policies, addressing both personal health and community well-being. Features include:

The Other 80 Podcast
Health and Wellness Publications
75th Anniversary Magazine