This June 2022 study conducted in New York City (NYC) and the United States (US) aimed to assess differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine mandates, and pandemic-related information. The study included 500 respondents from NYC and 1,000...
A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that federal measures supporting free testing and treatment for COVID-19 may have lessened the health care impact of the pandemic and prevented an increase in racial/ethnic health disparities. In a study published...
The 2022 mpox outbreak highlighted a need for better diagnostic options for future outbreaks and epidemics. This is not just a technical challenge. Designing and implementing an effective and equitable strategy for mpox diagnostics requires technical expertise,...
The NYC Pandemic Response Institute's Community Convening and Learning Team (CCLT) led by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy conducted an environmental scan to document the research activities carried out by community-based organizations...
CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes speaks with Health Reporter and NY1 Anchor Erin Billups about what you can do to avoid the new surge of COVID in NYC. He also comments on the new treatment for RSV in infants.
In new commentary in the journal AIDS, two renowned public health experts review lessons learned and articulate a necessary vision for tomorrow.
A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health by CUNY SPH doctoral student Thinh Vu and faculty Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Deborah Levine (PRI Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead), Luisa N. Borrell and Victoria K. Ngo found that high rates of alcohol misuse...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the public’s mental health and well-being in a variety of ways, including through grief and illness, isolation and loneliness, and job loss and financial instability. Columbia World Projects and collaborating organizations will...
Pandemics, floods, earthquakes, major accidents, war. The kinds of disasters that strike societies are extraordinarily different. Yet, they tend to share one common feature: they hit the poorest and most marginalized members of society the hardest. Sadly, all too...
We are soon to face another winter with COVID-19. This year, it’s accompanied with surging numbers of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, which will make accessing and communicating risk to the public more complex. With this in mind, the NYC...