Sylvia Mathews Burwell headshot
We are proud to announce that Sylvia Mathews Burwell will deliver the keynote address at the 2026 Yale School of Public Health Commencement ceremony, to be held on Monday, May 18.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dhjt
Specialized emergency departments for geriatric patients are a promising and potentially life-saving model of care, according to a new YSPH study.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dhdp
all my friends waiting for me to spray insect repellent on them. Screenshot from Laufey Madwoman music video of group of people dancing with hands up
When I hear people say they regularly check their dogs for ticks to prevent lyme disease. Person tapping thumbs to middle fingers
me bringing my sunscreen to every group function (even on cloudy days). Person holding a sunscreen bottle
MY SIBLING AND I AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO REFRIGERATE PERISHABLE FOODS. Laufey Madwoman music video screenshot of two servers carrying food
But still, I want you like a healthy, healthy spring 🌱
Global wildlife trade raising risk of animal diseases spilling over to humans. Yale School of Public Health. Photo of birds in cages.
“Wildlife trade has been affecting our health much faster and for much longer than we thought.” - Colin Carlson
Read more: https://m.yale.edu/dhcv
The image is titled "Yale in Your Backyard." It highlights New Haven as Yale’s home and mentions its impact across America. It features four images: a person with a small group, an aerial view of a city, a close-up of an intricate structure, and a newborn. Text invites users to explore an interactive map of Yale’s influence in each state, with a map of the United States at the bottom right.
New Haven is Yale’s home, but our work touches lives across America.
From classrooms and hospitals to research hubs, Yale partners with local communities nationwide to expand opportunity and strengthen care.
See Yale at work in your backyard: bit.ly/4ceHvC9
⏰ Deadline Extended to April 17 ⏰
There's still time to apply to our Climate Change and Mental Health short course!
Build practical skills to support patient and community mental health in a changing climate.
🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/CCMHcourse
A mind map shows many, many academic disciplines connected to public health. The map is titled What does it mean to study public health? The interdisciplinary nature of the field.
Our health is impacted by all aspects of our life. Therefore, public health as a field of study must be interdisciplinary.
We’ve been expanding this interdisciplinary map of academic areas of study connected to public health. What would you add to the map? #NPHW
Goiter? I hardly know her!
This National Public Health Week (and year-round), we celebrate all who have dedicated their work and studies to public health. We’re ever so grateful for the prevention, protection, and peace of mind your work makes possible.
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🕵️ Hidden ingredients:
Public health advocacy has driven food labeling standards, ensuring that consumers get clear, accurate info about what they’re eating. These regulations not only help people make healthier choices but also hold food companies accountable for product safety and quality.
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⛽ Leaded gas:
Gas stations proudly advertise “unleaded” fuel — a term that exists thanks to public health. Lead was removed from gasoline to prevent toxic exposure; as a result, U.S. children’s blood lead levels dropped by over 70%.
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🧂 Goiter:
The “iodized” label on table salt comes from a 1920s public health effort: adding a small amount of iodine to salt has virtually eliminated goiter (thyroid swelling) in the U.S. Similar fortifications — like vitamins in cereal and folic acid in flour — help keep you healthy.
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🥛 Safe food + milk:
Public health drove the creation of food safety rules — from pasteurizing milk to inspecting restaurants — which have drastically cut foodborne illnesses.
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🌬️ Smoke-free indoor air:
Going to a restaurant or campus building without breathing secondhand smoke is a relatively recent public health win. Smoke-free laws led to immediate health improvements (some communities saw heart attack rates drop after these laws).
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🦠 Smallpox + polio:
Thanks to vaccination campaigns, it may feel normal not to worry about smallpox & polio. Public health efforts eradicated smallpox worldwide by 1980. In the 1940s, polio paralyzed tens of thousands of Americans each year; wild poliovirus is now eliminated in the U.S.
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🚗 Surviving the drive:
Thanks to seat belts, airbags, safer road design, and drunk-driving laws, motor vehicle death rates have plummeted ~90% since the 1920s. Buckling up in the car may seem second nature now, but it took public health campaigns and laws to make it so.
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💧 Clean drinking water:
A century ago, diseases like cholera and typhoid from contaminated water were common; now, filtration and chlorination keep water safe.
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Things you probably don’t worry about thanks to public health, a thread 🧵
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Leaders in Public Health Dean's Speaker Series Megan Ranney and Chris Klomp
Join Dean Megan Ranney MD MPH and Mr. Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS, for a fireside chat.
🕰️ April 9, 9:00 – 9:50 am ET
🔗 Register (in-person for Yale community members only, the general public is welcome to join on Zoom): m.yale.edu/dg5h
Visit PopHIVE’s new measles dashboard to learn more about where outbreaks have occurred, who is getting infected, and what areas are at higher risk: https://www.pophive.org/infectious-diseases/measles
Yale School of Public Health National Public Health Week 2026 Ready Set Action! Events April 6-12 Monday, April 6 9:00 - 12:00 PM Demystifying Selection Bias Workshop with DSDE 12:15 - 12:45 PM Ready. Set. Action! Public Health Information without Paywalls with Librarian Kate Nyhan Tuesday, April 7 star graphic Community Leadership 10:15 - 11:30 AM BIS Seminar - Colin White Memorial Lecture: "Using Data to Inform Population Health: Bridging Causal Inference, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical Foundations” with Dr. Elizabeth Stuart 3:00 - 4:00 PM Careers in Public Health Data Science: A Panel Discussion 6:00 - 8:00 PM “Death by Numbers” Documentary Film Screening with the Firearm Injury Prevention Center Learn about our work with community leaders Popular author Angie Thomas shares the power of storytelling with New Haven students at Yale School of Public Health event Khushi Baby looks ahead after a decade of impact in India The SASH Lab at Yale Summer Research Program allows teens to explore public health, data science, and substance use prevention Documentary highlights mental health benefits of social connections Wednesday, April 8 star graphic Scientific Advancement 9:00 - 3:30 PM 2026 Autism Conference at Yale: “Advances in Understanding Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Infancy & Early Childhood” 1:00 - 2:00 PM Unwind and Reflect with SAYPH 3:00 - 4:00 PM CMIPS Seminar: “Harnessing Implementation Science to Achieve the Promise of Scientific Discovery for All” with Dr. Rinad Beidas Learn about scientific advancements happening at YSPH right now Translating science: Working with communities to turn evidence into action Latest YSPH research advances YSPH study provides new insights into colorectal cancer Thursday, April 9 star graphic Government Partnerships 9:00 - 9:50 AM Leaders in Public Health with Mr. Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Learn about partnerships between YSPH & state governments Thinking beyond the possible: How YSPH is shaping public health policy From classroom to State Capitol: Students influence state's aging policy YSPH’s Drs. Debra Houry and Katelyn Jetelina join California for launch of Public Health Network Innovation Exchange Friday, April 10 star graphic You Partner With Public Health 12:00 - 12:45 PM Alumni Insights Panel: Navigating a New Workplace sponsored by the Career Management Center Learn about a few YSPH community members moving public health forward Yale School of Public Health alum Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20, now works full-time at YSPH — while also running a free medical clinic in his home state of Oklahoma. How YSPH student Dr. Nora Al-Roub, MD, MPH ’26, is fostering trust through literacy YSPH epidemiologist Dr. Amy Bei is pursuing a radical new approach to fighting malaria Saturday, April 11 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Public Health Day with the Office of Community & Practice and Office of New Haven Affairs’ Pathways to Science Initiative (invite only) 7:00 – 10:00 PM Student Formal at the Peabody Museum (Ticketed event, invite only)
Next week is the best week of the year. Yes, even better than Shark Week. April 6-12 is National Public Health Week.
Check out all the National Public Health Week happenings at Yale School of Public Health: https://ow.ly/aZbV50YBOe5
Registration deadline: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Course begins: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Visit the course website to learn more and register by April 14. Reach out to ccmh@yale.edu with any questions.
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➡️ Explore the role of mental health and primary care providers in preventing and mitigating climate impacts and promoting resilience.
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Participants will learn to:
➡️ Explain how climate change affects mental health and its treatment.
➡️ Address the emotional impacts of the climate change crisis and related disasters with appropriate therapies.
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This four-session course will enable qualified participants to develop actionable knowledge and skills needed to provide psychiatric and psychological treatment and therapeutic support for patients in the context of climate change.
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The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health is now accepting applications for the second offering of its online short course entitled “Climate Change and Mental Health – Essential Skills for Mental Health and Primary Care Providers.”
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As the mental health impacts of climate change become increasingly evident, health professionals need the knowledge and tools to support patients facing climate-related stress, trauma, and uncertainty.
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Democratizing data, one disease at a time The Yale School of Public Health’s PopHIVE platform helps track health trends in communities — and puts near real-time health data in the hands of the public. Photo of Anne Zink and Dan Weinberger working on white board
In general, public health data typically has been fragmented, inaccessible, and outdated. That sometimes has limited the ability of public health experts to get a clearer picture of, for example, a disease outbreak. PopHIVE is changing that.
Read more: https://ow.ly/9lmC50Ywm0t Anne Zink
The researchers believe that the availability of a cheap, reliable sequencing method could significantly improve tuberculosis surveillance in low- and middle-income countries, where the disease burden is highest.
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Tuberculosis is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, resulting in more than a million deaths a year. Worldwide cases have been increasing over the past two years.
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