Public Health & Society News

WIC benefits can be used only for approved foods that meet nutritional standards. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Assistance needed in Aisle 1: What Missouri WIC families face

Students in the Ampersand Program “Confronting the Past: Transformative Justice in St. Louis and Beyond” visit Graball Landing in Mississippi, one of several sites commemorating Emmett Till and the history surrounding his 1955 murder. (Credit: Courtesy of Cunningham)

Marking memory: How public commemoration confronts the past

Prof. Chen Reis

Prof. Chen Reis: "The systems thinking of public health resonated with me"

Jennifer Layden, MD, PhD, associate dean for practice and professor at Washington University in St. Louis’ Bursky School of Public Health

WashU Expert: How to navigate conflicting childhood vaccine guidance

Archaeologist TR Kidder examines ancient societies and how they changed over time in response to environmental challenges. He brings a perspective shaped by his grounding in social and cultural anthropology to his work co-directing the undergraduate Public Health & Society program. (Photo credit: Zachary Linhares/Bursky Public Health)

A conversation with Tristram R. Kidder, co-director of Public Health & Society

Bursky Public Health

Prof. Kristin Brig-Ortiz

Prof. Kristin Brig-Ortiz: "When you're thinking about public health, you also want to be thinking about 'what am I passionate about helping people with?'"

Photo of Mary Politi

New article by Prof. Mary Politi on implementing Patient Decision Aids to share decision making in clinics

Springer Nature

Dr. Bree Bode

Prof. Bree Bode: "I want to make sure that the students know that I'm here for them."

Ashley Randall returned to her alma mater, Jennings High School, as a social work caseworker who connects students with mental health support, housing resources and other services that help them stay in school and succeed. Photo courtesy of Ashley Randall

School health centers evolve to meet students’ social needs

St. Louis American

WashU Expert: Rural Missouri faces an overlooked HIV burden

Dr. Ans Irfan

Prof. Ans Irfan: "I'm less interested in telling them what to think but rather giving them tools on how to think."

Mohammed Abba-Aji says the experience of leading a military medical team charged with providing care for a community of displaced people led him toward the field of public health. Now a physician and population health scientist, he uses complex systems science to study what drives health outcomes at the population level. (Photo: Zachary Linhares/WashU Bursky Public Health)

New article by Prof. Abba-Aji about natural disasters and mental health

PLOS Mental Health