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November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Passionate about public health? Deciding your next steps? Want to learn more about our degree programs?
Join us for an upcoming admissions event: ysph.yale.edu/admissions-f...
We hope to see you there!
Join us for an upcoming admissions event: ysph.yale.edu/admissions-f...
We hope to see you there!
What's the latest in respiratory virus trends? Our PopHIVE team outlines what data sources like Epic Cosmos, Google searches, and Delphi are telling us ➡️ pophive.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Explore the data yourself with the PopHIVE respiratory disease dashboard ➡️ www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
Explore the data yourself with the PopHIVE respiratory disease dashboard ➡️ www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
What's the latest in respiratory virus trends? October 31, 2025
Some data sources have been paused recently, but novel data streams can fill in the gaps using near-real-time data
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November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What's the latest in respiratory virus trends? Our PopHIVE team outlines what data sources like Epic Cosmos, Google searches, and Delphi are telling us ➡️ pophive.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
Explore the data yourself with the PopHIVE respiratory disease dashboard ➡️ www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
Explore the data yourself with the PopHIVE respiratory disease dashboard ➡️ www.pophive.org/respiratory-...
At #APHA2025? Visit us at Booth #543 today and tomorrow, 9am-4pm!
And be sure to check out all YSPH participation: sph.yale.edu/apha
Photo courtesy of MPH alum and current PhD student Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25. @apha.org
And be sure to check out all YSPH participation: sph.yale.edu/apha
Photo courtesy of MPH alum and current PhD student Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25. @apha.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
At #APHA2025? Visit us at Booth #543 today and tomorrow, 9am-4pm!
And be sure to check out all YSPH participation: sph.yale.edu/apha
Photo courtesy of MPH alum and current PhD student Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25. @apha.org
And be sure to check out all YSPH participation: sph.yale.edu/apha
Photo courtesy of MPH alum and current PhD student Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25. @apha.org
Yale School of Public Health PhD student Melody Owen hopes to use implementation science to improve animal welfare. Here is her story.
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Melody Owen Student Story: Implementation Science at the Yale School of Public Health
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November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Yale School of Public Health PhD student Melody Owen hopes to use implementation science to improve animal welfare. Here is her story.
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Reposted by Yale School of Public Health
At @apha.org? Come check out popHIVE at the @yalesph.bsky.social booth #543 and share with us what you want in a world of data!!!
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
At @apha.org? Come check out popHIVE at the @yalesph.bsky.social booth #543 and share with us what you want in a world of data!!!
Reposted by Yale School of Public Health
At a loss because the government shutdown means you can’t see what’s happening with health trends? Fear not — www.popHIVE.org is here!
Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post.
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Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post.
substack.com/@annezinkmd/...
PopHIVE
Near real-time health data, all in one place.
www.popHIVE.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
At a loss because the government shutdown means you can’t see what’s happening with health trends? Fear not — www.popHIVE.org is here!
Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post.
substack.com/@annezinkmd/...
Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post.
substack.com/@annezinkmd/...
Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure — so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle. ⬇️
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2025/10/16/finally-clarity-on-olive-oil-whats-real-whats-not/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2025/10/16/finally-clarity-on-olive-oil-whats-real-whats-not/
Clarity On Olive Oil—What’s Real, What’s Not
Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure—so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Worried your olive oil isn’t real? A new study finds the top brands on U.S. shelves are pure — so you can enjoy the health benefits without second-guessing your bottle. ⬇️
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2025/10/16/finally-clarity-on-olive-oil-whats-real-whats-not/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesscording/2025/10/16/finally-clarity-on-olive-oil-whats-real-whats-not/
Our Yale Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science is a global leader in the rapidly expanding discipline of implementation science. We’re advancing public health by creating new methods to implement evidence-based interventions in clinical and community settings.
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What Sets Yale School of Public Health's Implementation Science Program Apart?
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October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our Yale Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science is a global leader in the rapidly expanding discipline of implementation science. We’re advancing public health by creating new methods to implement evidence-based interventions in clinical and community settings.
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Without any new cures, we could prevent and mitigate 80% or more of the world's health problems. That's where implementation science — a field of study that turns research into real-world impact — comes in.
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What is Implementation Science?
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October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Without any new cures, we could prevent and mitigate 80% or more of the world's health problems. That's where implementation science — a field of study that turns research into real-world impact — comes in.
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The India Philanthropy Forum 2025 brought together leaders, philanthropists, and innovators to explore how data, technology, and intentional giving can drive large-scale social impact.
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/india-philanthropy-forum-2025-building-data-shaping-intention/
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/india-philanthropy-forum-2025-building-data-shaping-intention/
India Philanthropy Forum 2025: Building Data, Shaping Intention
The India Philanthropy Forum 2025 brought together leaders, philanthropists, and innovators to explore how data, technology, and intentional giving can drive
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October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The India Philanthropy Forum 2025 brought together leaders, philanthropists, and innovators to explore how data, technology, and intentional giving can drive large-scale social impact.
Read more ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/india-philanthropy-forum-2025-building-data-shaping-intention/
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/india-philanthropy-forum-2025-building-data-shaping-intention/
The number of intravenous (IV) hydration spas has grown over the past decade. Prof. Howard Forman began researching them after a family visited an IV hydration spa — and what he discovered concerned him. ⬇️
https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/21/iv-hydration-spas-lack-adequate-oversight-study-finds
https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/21/iv-hydration-spas-lack-adequate-oversight-study-finds
IV hydration spas lack adequate oversight, study finds
The number of intravenous (IV) hydration spas has grown over the past decade. A new Yale study finds state-level policies vary widely across the country.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The number of intravenous (IV) hydration spas has grown over the past decade. Prof. Howard Forman began researching them after a family visited an IV hydration spa — and what he discovered concerned him. ⬇️
https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/21/iv-hydration-spas-lack-adequate-oversight-study-finds
https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/21/iv-hydration-spas-lack-adequate-oversight-study-finds
Join us in shaping the future of health care, information technology, and data science. Applications for our MS in Health Informatics are open until December 1. GRE is not required.
Learn more & apply now: m.yale.edu/4pz7 @telementalhlth.bsky.social
Learn more & apply now: m.yale.edu/4pz7 @telementalhlth.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Join us in shaping the future of health care, information technology, and data science. Applications for our MS in Health Informatics are open until December 1. GRE is not required.
Learn more & apply now: m.yale.edu/4pz7 @telementalhlth.bsky.social
Learn more & apply now: m.yale.edu/4pz7 @telementalhlth.bsky.social
The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level. Dr. Anne Zink and colleagues have launched PopHIVE to help fill the information gap. ⬇️
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/health/disease-surveillance-government-shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/health/disease-surveillance-government-shutdown
As respiratory virus season begins, federal shutdown leaves critical gap in surveillance | CNN
The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level, leaving local governments, health systems and the general public with critical blind spots as the season starts to ramp up.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The federal government shutdown has brought respiratory virus surveillance to a halt at the national level. Dr. Anne Zink and colleagues have launched PopHIVE to help fill the information gap. ⬇️
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/health/disease-surveillance-government-shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/health/disease-surveillance-government-shutdown
Prof. Nicola Hawley is part of an advisory committee for an initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again. Hawley recently spoke about the initiative. ⬇️
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2025-10-09/genetic-studies-in-american-samoa-could-impact-other-pacific-communities
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2025-10-09/genetic-studies-in-american-samoa-could-impact-other-pacific-communities
Genetic studies in American Samoa could impact other Pacific communities
Nicky Hawley, an associate professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, is part of an advisory committee for a local initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Prof. Nicola Hawley is part of an advisory committee for an initiative called Make American Samoa Healthy Again. Hawley recently spoke about the initiative. ⬇️
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2025-10-09/genetic-studies-in-american-samoa-could-impact-other-pacific-communities
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2025-10-09/genetic-studies-in-american-samoa-could-impact-other-pacific-communities
New research by an international team of scientists has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities.
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/rewards-risks-with-ai-chatbots-in-chronic-disease-care/
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/rewards-risks-with-ai-chatbots-in-chronic-disease-care/
Rewards, risks with AI chatbots in chronic disease care
New research by an international team of scientists, including faculty at Yale School of Public Health, has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors
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October 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New research by an international team of scientists has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities.
Read more ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/rewards-risks-with-ai-chatbots-in-chronic-disease-care/
Read more ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/rewards-risks-with-ai-chatbots-in-chronic-disease-care/
Kacia Flynn, MPH ‘26, reflects on her summer as a Health Equity Fellow in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbjp
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kacia Flynn, MPH ‘26, reflects on her summer as a Health Equity Fellow in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbjp
Our Executive MPH program is a hybrid online-onsite degree designed for working professionals.
Dr. Piyal Alam, a first-year student, is taking over our IG stories today to show you a day in his life, balancing work, the Executive MPH program, and personal responsibilities ➡️ instagram.com/yalesph/
Dr. Piyal Alam, a first-year student, is taking over our IG stories today to show you a day in his life, balancing work, the Executive MPH program, and personal responsibilities ➡️ instagram.com/yalesph/
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Our Executive MPH program is a hybrid online-onsite degree designed for working professionals.
Dr. Piyal Alam, a first-year student, is taking over our IG stories today to show you a day in his life, balancing work, the Executive MPH program, and personal responsibilities ➡️ instagram.com/yalesph/
Dr. Piyal Alam, a first-year student, is taking over our IG stories today to show you a day in his life, balancing work, the Executive MPH program, and personal responsibilities ➡️ instagram.com/yalesph/
"I came to Yale because I was tired of watching broken systems fail good people," said Executive MPH student and Tillman Scholar Kage Harrington.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dbx6
Want to learn more about our Executive MPH program? Attend our virtual open house this week: m.yale.edu/jwn7
Read more: m.yale.edu/dbx6
Want to learn more about our Executive MPH program? Attend our virtual open house this week: m.yale.edu/jwn7
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"I came to Yale because I was tired of watching broken systems fail good people," said Executive MPH student and Tillman Scholar Kage Harrington.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dbx6
Want to learn more about our Executive MPH program? Attend our virtual open house this week: m.yale.edu/jwn7
Read more: m.yale.edu/dbx6
Want to learn more about our Executive MPH program? Attend our virtual open house this week: m.yale.edu/jwn7
Our hybrid Executive MPH is designed for working professionals, combining online learning after working hours and on-campus leadership intensives.
Want to learn more? Join us for a virtual open house next week (links in next post ⬇️)
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Want to learn more? Join us for a virtual open house next week (links in next post ⬇️)
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October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our hybrid Executive MPH is designed for working professionals, combining online learning after working hours and on-campus leadership intensives.
Want to learn more? Join us for a virtual open house next week (links in next post ⬇️)
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Want to learn more? Join us for a virtual open house next week (links in next post ⬇️)
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Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg, MD, joined the YSPH community for the Dean’s Speaker Series: Leaders in Public Health. Hamburg brought a message about courage, collaboration, and hope in turbulent times. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/harnessing-science-for-real-world-global-impact/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/harnessing-science-for-real-world-global-impact/
Harnessing science for real-world global impact
The former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner brought a message about courage, collaboration, and hope in turbulent times.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg, MD, joined the YSPH community for the Dean’s Speaker Series: Leaders in Public Health. Hamburg brought a message about courage, collaboration, and hope in turbulent times. ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/harnessing-science-for-real-world-global-impact/
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/harnessing-science-for-real-world-global-impact/
Across the U.S., rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Research additionally points to a connection between heat and fatal drug overdoses. ⬇️
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/in-the-us-rising-temperatures-may-increase-overdose-deaths/
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/in-the-us-rising-temperatures-may-increase-overdose-deaths/
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Across the U.S., rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Research additionally points to a connection between heat and fatal drug overdoses. ⬇️
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/in-the-us-rising-temperatures-may-increase-overdose-deaths/
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/in-the-us-rising-temperatures-may-increase-overdose-deaths/
Shreyas Nair, MPH ‘26, spent his summer listening to unhoused people as a YSPH Health Equity Fellow. He learned that a lot of unhoused people are lonely and they just want people to talk to.
Read more in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbcb
Read more in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbcb
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Shreyas Nair, MPH ‘26, spent his summer listening to unhoused people as a YSPH Health Equity Fellow. He learned that a lot of unhoused people are lonely and they just want people to talk to.
Read more in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbcb
Read more in our latest issue of Science & Society: m.yale.edu/dbcb
An intensive two-day Yale Cancer Research symposium recently brought together researchers from multiple disciplines.
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https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multi-day-cancer-symposium-lays-groundwork-for-research-collaboration/
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https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multi-day-cancer-symposium-lays-groundwork-for-research-collaboration/
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An intensive two-day Yale Cancer Research symposium recently brought together researchers from multiple disciplines.
Read more ⬇️
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multi-day-cancer-symposium-lays-groundwork-for-research-collaboration/
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https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multi-day-cancer-symposium-lays-groundwork-for-research-collaboration/
Over 200 health sector and business leaders came together at the second annual Health Systems Implementing Climate Action event during Climate Week NYC 2025.
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/illuminating-innovation-in-sustainable-health-care-at-climate-week-nyc/
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https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/illuminating-innovation-in-sustainable-health-care-at-climate-week-nyc/
Illuminating innovation in sustainable health care at Climate Week NYC
The event was once again the largest full-day gathering on climate change and health at Climate Week, featuring 28 speakers working at the forefront of
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October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Over 200 health sector and business leaders came together at the second annual Health Systems Implementing Climate Action event during Climate Week NYC 2025.
Read more ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/illuminating-innovation-in-sustainable-health-care-at-climate-week-nyc/
Read more ⬇️
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/illuminating-innovation-in-sustainable-health-care-at-climate-week-nyc/
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social and @nelbamg.bsky.social attended a Sept. 25 panel discussion and screening of The Tennessee 11 documentary at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building.
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Finding common ground in addressing the national gun violence crisis
A Sept. 25 panel discussion set the stage for dialogue with a screening of The Tennessee 11 documentary at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Dean @meganranney.bsky.social and @nelbamg.bsky.social attended a Sept. 25 panel discussion and screening of The Tennessee 11 documentary at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building.
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ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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