Health Services, Policy & Practice Department
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Our mission is to spearhead effective, just health & policy initiatives based in genuine respect for diverse communities. Department Chair: Ateev Mehrotra
Providence, RI
Joined June 2017
Congratulations to our PhD program alumna, Dr. Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, on being named to the Health Affairs editorial board! @SFWaltersPhD
Health Affairs is deeply grateful to our ongoing board members and those retiring from service for their steadfast commitment of time, energy, and creativity, and is also excited to welcome 11 new members to our editorial board. https://t.co/GbtfLzGWQ1
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Has your local pharmacy closed? @BrownHSPP @BrownGero Professor @PharmEpi says drugstores “are central health hubs and... arguably one of the most accessible health care providers.” When they close, it's "another health care provider out of the equation.”
bostonglobe.com
Payment reform could shore up struggling drugstores.
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@NTI_WMD is launching its new AIxBio governance report emerging from a 2025 MSC tabletop exercise with high-level international experts. Hear insights from Brian Tse, James Diggans, @BethCameron_DC, @JaimeYassif, & @HayleyAnneDC. 🔗 Register Now: https://t.co/Z8jB7Ieug2
nti.org
"Safeguarding Against Global Catastrophe: Risks, Opportunities, and Governance Options at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biology," highlights actions the international community can...
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From @ASIS_Intl: The UK #COVID Inquiry exposes deadly delays As @ARivkees of @Brown_SPH highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups. More here ⤵️ https://t.co/1EyqK7n33H
asisonline.org
The four governments of the United Kingdom responded during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they did “too little, too late,” to effectively stop the the virus from spreading during a critical moment in...
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TY @PVDMayor for hosting this important convening of New England Mayors and early childhood leaders on the critical topic of early childhood education - so important for educational, economic & public health outcomes @Brown_SPH
Working together, New England can lead the nation on early childhood education. Thrilled to kick off the New England Mayors Convening this morning here in Providence. I'm joined by leaders from across our region to share strategies that strengthen early childhood education,
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Our thanks to Gabriella Stern, former communications director of the @WHO! She visited #BrownSPH this week to discuss the World Health Organization, the challenges of public health communication & reasons for optimism. @Craig_A_Spencer
@pandemiccenter ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/9vY53kvZ7R
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Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Susan Hayes for successfully defending her dissertation last week titled, "The Newest 'Burdensome Transition'? Moving from Medicaid Expansion Coverage to Medicare at Age 65." Best wishes in your future endeavors, Dr. Hayes!
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We're looking forward to this 12/3 talk with HSPP's Professor Tobin-Tyler and PhD candidate, Gray Babbs, titled, "Resilience in Public Health: A Year in Review." They'll talk policy and share strategies for creating equitable health systems. RSVP here:
events.brown.edu
Please join us while we re-explore how resilience drives progress in reproductive and LGBTQ+ health. We’ll be joined by Liz Tobin-Tyler and G...
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How often do teens & young adults rely on generative AI, like ChatGPT, when they're sad, angry or nervous? A new @BrownUniversity, @harvardmed, @RANDCorporation study provides the 1st nationally representative estimates. @Ateevm @CAHPR_BrownSPH @BrownHSPP
https://t.co/phlZHioebg
sph.brown.edu
Researchers from RAND, Brown University School of Public Health and Harvard report that young people are turning to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, for mental health advice at unexpectedly high...
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In their new #Crossroads article, Corrie Mook, @RozMurray3, and @CM_Whaley of @Brown_SPH discuss a 2026 CMS proposed rule which contains multiple provisions that will improve the transparency of hospital prices and support the expansion of site-neutral payment policies, but fails
healthaffairs.org
A 2026 CMS proposed rule contains multiple provisions that will improve the transparency of hospital prices and support the expansion of site-neutral payment policies, but fails to leverage all...
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Exciting news! A new reproductive health policy lab at @BrownUniversity will leverage the University's expertise in public health, medicine, law and social policy to protect women’s health and safety in our post-Dobbs world. Learn more about the AIM Lab: https://t.co/xP22d9NTWz
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@BethCameron_DC’s current work as the senior advisor at @Brown_SPH is charting the course for a safer future as governments are backing down from their responsibilities on the health security front. #FuturePerfect25
https://t.co/YV6QeA05Pk
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“Anytime someone is infected with a novel influenza virus, we want to...be sure the virus hasn’t gained the ability to more easily infect and spread between humans, which would trigger a pandemic,” says @pandemiccenter director Professor Jennifer Nuzzo.
latimes.com
A person in Washington has been infected with a new form of bird flu virus.
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What Would Happen To Americans In A Bird Flu Pandemic? That's the question two colleagues, @spsaki and @BethCameron_DC tackle in an excellent piece in @Health_Affairs Short answer? It would be bad And it doesn't have to be https://t.co/s3v7TfJg0j
healthaffairs.org
After a summer hiatus, bird flu cases are once again ticking up in the United States. We are flying blind in the face of a potentially catastrophic pandemic threat.
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Join us this Friday 11AM ET for a public briefing about the recommendations and actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe from the G20 High-Level Independent Panel hosted by @theNAMedicine. Register here⬇️ https://t.co/m0DSi6JcWo
#PandemicPreparedness #G20
nam.edu
Join NAM’s public briefing on new report on pandemic preparedness and global health security. Learn key steps to finance prevention of future health threats.
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1st ever human case of H5N5 #birdflu reported in Washington State @JenniferNuzzo: A human infection with a novel flu virus demands close attention to ensure it hasn’t gained the ability to spread easily between people CDC still says the risk to the general public remains low ⤵️
New form of bird flu hospitalizes Washington state resident
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An often overlooked contributor to disparities in maternal mortality rates? Firearm-related homicide, says Professor Liz Tobin-Tyler.
stateline.org
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a state-by-state study published this week in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers found...
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Professor @Craig_A_Spencer attended the Children’s Health Defense conference last weekend in Austin, Texas. Follow the link to read his sobering report on a movement he says is "exceptionally organized, disciplined, and determined."⤵️
statnews.com
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
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“It’s a deeply disheartening development," @pandemiccenter Director Professor Jennifer Nuzzo says of the loss of Canada's #measles elimination status. "It’s a deeply worrisome development. And, frankly, it’s an embarrassing development.”
apnews.com
International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South...
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Professor @Ateevm warns that keeping #telehealth tied to precarious funding bills leads to uncertainty. “Clinics may be so frustrated by the situation they give up on telemedicine fully,” he tells @statnews. @CAHPR_BrownSPH
https://t.co/GZR3PHlcSA
statnews.com
In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: Impact of shutdown on telehealth, insurance coverage of health AI, and more.
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