A new study details how Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations can improve maternal healthcare quality and equity in the US by aligning performance mandates with innovative care coordination and social needs support among patients before, during, and after pregnancy.
As summer heat waves grow longer and more dangerous, public health officials often must wait months to learn who and how many people were harmed. A new study published on August 31, 2026 in Nature Health suggests that delays are no longer necessary, offering the opportunity to assess whose health is most at risk, take […]
A new study found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the minimum work hours that will be required nationwide beginning January 1. Women, unmarried people, White individuals, and those with limited education all had a higher risk of losing their health coverage due to noncompliance with these new requirements.
Over the past decade, PHP has built a reputation as a both a wide-ranging and dependable resource for the public and a unique educational opportunity for students at the School of Public Health. The digital publication is currently recruiting MPH students to join its largest-ever cohort of fellows.
Her childhood in Zambia and India sparked Nina Kumar's interest in public health, and her studies at SPH opened the door to health consulting—a path she explored this summer through a practicum with Willis Towers Watson.
As graduate student research fellows with the BU Institute for Global Sustainability, Grace Betts, Sharon Casey, and Feven Lencha spent ten weeks of the summer conducting original research focused on fostering environmental sustainability and social welfare.
Following the Trump administration’s 2018 announcement of changes to public charge rules that would penalize immigrants for using public health services, antisanctuary counties in the US saw a 16.8-percent increase in HIV cases among Hispanic populations.
As the School of Public Health celebrates its 50th anniversary, five faculty reflect on what has—and what has not—changed over the course of the more than 40 years they each have been members of the SPH community.
Dear Colleagues, As I reflect on my first year as Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, and as we prepare to celebrate the School’s 50th anniversary, I am filled with gratitude, pride, and optimism for what lies ahead. From my first days at BUSPH, I have been inspired by the warmth of […]
