公共卫生协会为马萨诸塞州公共卫生联合委员会举办简报会.
从左至右依次为:众议员詹姆斯·阿雷纳-德罗萨、众议员莎莉·克兰斯、参议员朱利安·西尔、众议员马乔里·德克尔、克雷格·安德拉德、大卫·杰尼根、克里斯托弗·吉尔、阿莱格拉·戈登
‘We Are All Lifelong Learners in this Space’
5月2日,公共卫生学院接待了马萨诸塞州公共卫生联合委员会的参议员和代表。
从限制堕胎的全国浪潮和对LGBTQ+权利的猛烈攻击,到马萨诸塞州法律所规定的生殖和性别肯定医疗保健的保护,政治领导人的新濠影汇赌场行动对公共卫生产生了深远的影响。
“You have a really big job—a really important job—and we’re here to help,” said 大卫·哲 professor of health law, policy and management and assistant dean for 实践, at a briefing to Massachusetts state senators and representatives from the 公共卫生联合委员会 hosted by the 公共卫生学院 on May 2.
在3个小时的简报会上,来自SPH新濠影汇赌场的11个演讲涵盖了各种公共卫生学科,包括卫生不平等、儿童健康、环境健康、食品和营养、疫苗、心理健康、妇女和生殖健康以及LGBTQ+青年的健康。 每次演讲大约有10到15分钟的时间,简报类似于公共卫生硕士课程的闪电版本。
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba卫生法律、政策和管理新濠影汇线上赌场研究副教授,就支持儿童健康发展的经济机会作报告; Amruta Nori-Sarma环境卫生助理教授,介绍了极端高温、恶劣空气质量和严重风暴对健康的影响; and 洛伊斯麦克洛斯基, interim chair and clinical professor of community health sciences, and Declercq基因, professor of community health sciences, presented on maternal death and other women’s health disparities.
克里斯托弗·吉尔他在演讲中指出,疫苗是公共卫生领域“最划算的交易”,并提供了一系列有影响力的对比,证明了疫苗的好处,比如:1941年,约有894,000名美国公民得了麻疹。 2010年,一天登顶珠峰的人数(169人)比全年患麻疹的人数(63人)还多。 几位委员会成员指出,最近在是否取消学校接种疫苗的宗教豁免的审议中出现了两极分化,他们向吉尔询问了强烈反对疫苗的声音的来源。 吉尔建议立法者尝试分享一种风险-收益的观点,承认一些风险是不可知的,但强调已知的益处大于已知的风险,而不是将疫苗犹豫视为不合逻辑的。
Rep. 马约莉德克, chair of house members, and Sen. 朱利安•希尔, senate members chair, conceived the idea for the briefing, which Sen. Cyr said they envisioned would provide both new and returning committee members with expert insights into the most pressing public health issues facing Massachusetts residents.
“Just know that what you’ve committed yourselves to is a relationship beyond today as well. 我们把你们看作是确保我们为英新濠影汇赌场人民做得最好的重要资源,”众议员德克尔在向参加简报会的13名委员会成员和新濠影汇赌场介绍之前对公共卫生学院的教职员工说,“几年前,当我的几名员工毕业时,波士顿大学公共卫生学院第一次渗透到我的生活中。 You really do produce excellent scholars and staffers—and we all know, without an incredible staff we really can’t do important work in the legislature.”
Sen. 约翰·基南, Rep. 詹姆斯Arena-DeRosa, and Rep. 莎莉基兰, vice chair of house members, joined Rep. Decker on campus, while those unable to come in person tuned in via Zoom, including Rep. Vanna霍华德, Rep. 汉娜•凯恩 (Questrom‘93), Rep. 克里斯汀Kassner, and Rep. Andres Vargas (CAS‘15, Pardee‘15). Also in attendance were several SPH alumni now working at the State House, including 些韦伯 (SPH‘18), committee director, and 布里吉特•梅纳德• (SPH’20), legislative director for Sen. Keenan.
院长桑德罗·加利亚(Sandro Galea)在开幕词中说:“当德克尔(Decker)主席找到我们,邀请我们举办这一天的活动时,我们真正想做的是向你们介绍我们的一些工作出色的教员,同时也试图让你们快速了解一些与健康有关的因素。” “我确实认为,我们越是设法传达公共卫生的故事,我们就越能真正说出公共卫生的作用,世界就会变得更好。 这就是我们培养学生要做的事情,所以我很高兴我们的(毕业生)以一种促进我们集体健康的方式与你们所有人接触。”
乔纳森·杰, assistant professor of community health sciences, started the faculty presentations by sharing with legislators a favorite meme in public health circles, popular for its utility in conveying the concept of equity. 这个表情包描绘了两个几乎完全相同的并排插图,几个人站在棒球比赛的栅栏后面。 在一张照片中,所有的旁观者都站在平等的地位上,但由于围墙的高度,只有一个人可以看到围墙。 在第二张图中,一些旁观者站在盒子上,提高他们的视线,这样每个人都能看到围栏外,享受比赛。 杰伊说,了解卫生不平等不是遗传和个人行为的功能,而是社会制度的功能,是公共卫生工作的一个重要视角。
Jay went on to point out that while Massachusetts boasts 严格的枪支法律 and the 率最低 of firearm death in the country, behind these rates are profound racial disparities: Black youth die from firearm homicide at a rate 35 times that of White youth, making homicide the leading cause of death for Black youth in Massachusetts. He urged legislatures to consider community-level interventions that address the structural factors, such as racial segregation and economic deprivation, 导致枪支暴力 inequities in the state.
在简报的过程中,一个主题出现了:马萨诸塞州有许多强有力的政策保护公众健康,但可以而且应该做得更多。 每个教员的演讲都确定了公共卫生联合委员会可以支持的具体政策、项目或干预措施,以促进卫生公平,并为人们的健康创造条件。
“We are all lifelong learners in this space,” said 爱兰歌娜戈登, assistant professor of community health sciences, during her presentation on opportunities to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ youth. 莫妮卡王, associate professor of community health sciences and chair of the Narrative Office at the BU Center for Antiracist 新濠影汇线上赌场研究, exposed the lax 餐要求 that allow schools to count pizza as a vegetable and advised strengthening nutritional standards. 乔纳森利维, chair and professor of environmental health, shared news of a forthcoming 示范室内空气质量法 the state could adopt. 莎拉·利普森, assistant professor of health law, policy and management, drew on her 新濠影汇线上赌场研究 showing a major barrier to treating mental illness in undergraduate students, particularly racial and ethnic minority students, is their lack of urgency around seeking help. 利普森编制了一份建议清单,旨在让年轻人更容易获得心理健康,并将其融入日常生活。
“将立法者和各自领域的专家聚集在一起是制定好政策背后的合作精神,我感谢波士顿大学公共卫生学院和委员会主席Cyr和Decker所做的一切,”参议员基南反映道。 “COVID-19大流行带来了新的公共卫生挑战,因此学习最新的数据、科学和政策方法,特别是在行为健康领域,是非常有帮助的。 只有与我们的科学和医学专家共同努力,我们才能为更健康的未来制定一条路线。”
新濠影汇赌场