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Pres. Biden Names PRI Racial Equity & Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead, Ana Navas-Acien, to National Cancer Advisory Board
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint six experts to the National Cancer Advisory Board, which plays an important role in guiding the Director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national cancer research…
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Facing the New COVID-19 Reality
Newly published commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine presents much-needed perspective on the pandemic and where we go from here.
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CUNY SPH: COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Increased Globally in 2022
Findings from new 23-country survey can help policymakers address vaccine hesitancy.
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Vaccine Inequity and Hesitancy Persist—We Must Tackle Both
Published by Jeffrey V Lazarus (PRI Faculty), Salim S Abdool Karim, Carolina Batista, Kenneth Rabin, and Ayman El-Mohandes (PRI-Co-Lead) Since the start of the covid-19 vaccination rollout, repeated concerns have been raised about global vaccine inequity. In an April 2022…
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Masking to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission in Schools
As we approach the third winter since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unknown how COVID-19 will impact the 2022-23 school year. In an editorial in the in the American Journal of Public Health, CUNY SPH Assistant Professor Chloe Teasdale and Associate…
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New CUNY SPH Multi-National Study Explores How to End COVID-19 as a Public Health Threat
Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published by CUNY SPH. While significant scientific and medical advances have been made in the fight against COVID-19, the virus remains a major public health threat. The global response has been…
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Contact Tracing Data Sheds Light on COVID-19 Spread in New York City
A study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health uses contact tracing data to produce a detailed map to date of SARS-CoV-2 spread in New York City. They found that the city’s contact tracing program was…
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Innovations, adaptations, and accelerations in the delivery of HIV services during COVID-19
During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the delivery of HIV prevention and treatment services globally. To mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic, service providers and communities adapted and accelerated an array of HIV interventions to meet the needs of…
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The Pandemic is Not Over: We Ignore it at Our Own Risk
In a recent interview, U.S. President Joe Biden stated: “The pandemic is over.” This comment, while not without controversy, echoed what so many want to believe, that the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us and that it is time to return…
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Experiences of LGBTQ+ Populations in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic (The LEXICON Study)
Despite gains in human rights, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community continues to face discrimination, familial rejection, mental health and substance use disorders, as well as smoking, and limited access to health services. LGBTQ+ persons are also…
