UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Professor of Population Health Sciences, Tom Oliver and Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Ajay Sethi, authored the report Wisconsin’s Response to the coronavirus pandemic for the journal Health Economics, Policy and Law, and published on Cambridge University Press’ Cambridge Core. The report, published online on April 10th, includes the topics: the current Scope of …
Population Health Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr. Lawrence Brown, Visiting Associate Professor (CHS) of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Population Health Insitute’s County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, and Dr. Jomol Mathew, Visiting Associate Professor (CHS) of Population Health Sciences and Chief of Biomedical Informatics for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Research. …
COVID-19 Survey SHOW is planning a COVID-19 longitudinal study to track and characterize how this pandemic will impact the social determinants of health. The SHOW team will reach out to any past participants who consented to future contact and request their voluntary participation. First, we provide a brief informational newsletter, including facts from the WHO …
Professor of Population Health Sciences, Jonathan Patz, was interviewed about Coronavirus by the Wisconsin State Journal. In the article, “Jonathan Patz: Reason for hope against the novel coronavirus”, Dr. Patz explains how shelter-in-place directives around the world are proving effective against the spread of the disease.
Population Health Sciences Preventive Medicine Resident Maggie Nolan was featured in a Wisconsin State Journal Article, Madison doctor couple on front lines of COVID-19 embracing ‘air hugs’. The article, detailing Matt and Maggie Nolan’s work fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, can be found here.
Associate Professor Ajay Sethi was featured in Pandemic: COVID-19, a documentary in which “Leading scientists and experts shed light on the rapid spread of COVID-19, as the coronavirus becomes the defining global health crisis of our time.” The show aired on March 25, 2020 at 9 PM CT on sister networks Discovery Channel and Science Channel. The trailer can be …
The Global Health Institute (GHI), have launched a new scholarship program, the Planetary Health Graduate Scholarship program. Professor of Population Health Sciences and GHI Director, Jonathan Patz, who leads the new program, says “Planetary health recognizes that global environmental conditions are inextricably linked to the health of populations… to sustain improved human health, we can no longer ignore the health …
Associate Professor Ajay Sethi took part in an expert panel entitled, “Hot Topics in Public Health: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Real Time” held January 29 at UW–Madison and open to the campus community and public. To an audience that exceed capacity and watched remotely, the panel provided an update on the novel coronavirus that emerged in December …
Dr. Myerson’s comments were sought for her expertise on health equity regarding a recent report on the impact of the Affordable Care Act for previously uninsured diabetics. See the US News and World Report here and the Milwaukee Sentinel article here She was also consulted regarding Medicare in relation to cancer detection- see here
Sheri Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Population Health Institute, has been named to the newly-created Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change. The advisory group includes community and business stakeholders from around the state, as well as experts and lawmakers. The task force will report policy recommendations to Gov. …