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Tiffany Green Featured in Wisconsin Examiner

Report ties COVID-19 deaths to poverty, systemic policy failures In poorest counties, pandemic killed more people than in wealthiest ones . Read the full article here.

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ monthly webinar series breaks records

Congratulations to Sheri Johnson and the entire CHR&H team for outstanding broadcast of their monthly webinar that broke records.  Since 2010, the SMPH Population Health Institute has published County Health Rankings to summarize county-level population health data in all 50 states. In advance of the April 27 release of this year’s report, the program’s March …

The 2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card

2021 Wisconsin Population Health and Equity Report Card is available now.  The report details how Wisconsin’s health compares to the nation as a whole by measuring the state’s progress toward improving health and eliminating disparities. It is a call to action to better understand the health of our communities and implement strategies to create conditions …

2022 Philip M Farrell Population Health Distinguished Alumni Lecturer – Dr. Nasia Safdar

PHILIP M. FARRELL POPULATION HEALTH DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE This annual Lecture Series is intended to recognize outstanding graduates of the Department of Population Health Sciences for their professional accomplishments and achievements in a field related to population health. The lecture is named after Dr. Philip M. Farrell, Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences and …

Maggie Nolan’s Personal Essay Featured on KevinMD.com, “Am I a doctor or a contingency plan?”

Read Maggie Nolan’s personal essay here.

Ajay Sethi Appears on WPT, “Here and Now” about COVID-19

Ajay Sethi speaks about COVID-19, mask mandates, vaccinations and long COVID.  How we should navigate the next phase of COVID.  Watch the interview at length here.

Tiffany Green Receives Wisconsin Partnership Program Research Award

The Wisconsin Partnership Program grant provides opportunities for early-career faculty to initiate new, innovative educational or research pilot projects that, if successful can lead to further support from federal or other granting agencies. This year’s awards support projects that seek to advance knowledge and discovery across a wide range of topics including targeting blindness, improving …

PHS Prof Amy Trentham-Dietz Named 2022-23 Vilas Associate

PHS professor and Associate Director of Population Science, Carbone Cancer Center honored as Vilas Associate.  The award recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance within UW.

PHS Prof. Ajay Sethi and Dr. Nasia Safdar discuss, “COVID’s Past and Future”

Tiffany Green Co-Authors Article in New England Journal of Medicine

Tiffany Green, PhD, Population Health Sciences co-authored an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that lays out a framework for how economic principles can educate public health policy to address racial inequities that exist in the public health and medical system featured here.  Listen to the interview she conducted with Steven Morrissey, managing …