U.S. hospital admissions for COVID-19 continue to decline, and patients who do seek medical help have been far less ill than they were earlier in the pandemic due to multiple factors including vaccines and treatments, according to Johns Hopkins University experts. hub.jhu.edu/2022/10/14/joh…

'The rate was even worse for Black infants, who were more than five times as likely to die as White babies.'
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In 2020, Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH stepped in to serve as the Chief COVID Officer for Univ. of Oklahoma. In today’s @publichealthpod he discusses with @drjoshs the controversial health and safety decisions he had to make during the pandemic in a charged atmosphere.
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Join us for a conversation on how the Illinois Department of Public Health leveraged their participation in the 100 Million Healthier Lives initiative to lay the groundwork for Community Empowerment Zones across the state.

Learn more: bit.ly/3VnnCQ7

Somava Saha, WIN, WE in the World, RISE

The effects of segregation and discrimination have resulted in poor infrastructure across the country.

Marccus D. Hendricks of Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience & Justice Lab talks with Joshua Sharfstein about infrastructure failures that disproportionately impact communities of color.

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According to CDC, the first wave of opioid overdose deaths in the US began as early as 1999 with the increased opioid prescribing of the 1990s.

Between 1999 and 2020, more than 564,000 people fatally overdosed from prescription and illicit opioids. publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/new-indus…

'Yes, you can get monkeypox in the eye. However, you would typically have other monkeypox symptoms along with it, says infectious disease expert Amesh Adalja.'
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'Public health experts we’ve spoken to are generally not expecting a catastrophic surge, not like we experienced with Omicron last winter — although they have grown wary of trying to predict exactly what a highly unpredictable virus is going to do next.' politico.com/newsletters/po…

“It thrives where exposure to a lot of blood and bodily fluids occur in health care settings, where there is no personal protective equipment,” which generally doesn’t happen in the U.S., says Keshtkar Jahromi.
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“This is a virus that's going to continue to evolve to become more able to infect us, and so these variants should not be surprising,” says Amesh Adalja.
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It's no surprise to see Gigi Gronvall on this list!

An immunologist & senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, she has been a leading voice throughout the pandemic. Her work as a researcher and advisor protects health and saves lives - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is so proud.

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Congrats to Sr Scholar Gigi Gronvall, one of The Baltimore Sun's 25 Women to Watch in 2022.

Throughout the #pandemic , Dr. Gronvall has served on scientific panels, advised orgs on #COVIDtesting , & communicated the science to policymakers & the public.

We are so proud of you!

'Unlike other large states, Florida has done little, if anything, to promote the newest boosters from Pfizer and Moderna, which are designed to fight omicron offshoots better than the original ones from 2020.'
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“There are environmental injustice issues that are more latent when it comes to infrastructure or lack thereof in communities of color.”

On @publichealthpod today, Marccus D. Hendricks of Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience & Justice Lab talks with @drjoshs about infrastructure failures in the US.

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For decades, as the #OpioidCrisis mounted, the public knew very little about the hidden business of making and selling prescription painkillers. Our Industry Documents Library archives shines a bright light on the industry’s practices: statnews.com/2022/10/14/wal…

On Thursday, October 20, join the faculty and staff from the Online Programs for Applied Learning (OPAL) for a Q&A session to learn more about applying and the opportunities as a student within our online programs.

Register here: applygrad.jhu.edu/register/?id=5…

On October 20, join Halle Tecco MBA, MPH (she/her) and Andre Blackman (@mindofandre) for a conversation on what “working across boundaries” means, and what innovative companies are doing well.

Learn more and register for this virtual event here ⤵️ publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2022/sp…

“The strategy’s vision is right,” said Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security director Tom Inglesby, MD.

“But what will be needed to meet those major targets, the ones that will best protect us from future pandemics, is support from Congress.”
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