Min Hee Kim & I have a new paper out, showing that foreclosure among older adults is associated with faster cognitive decline. Our results suggest that the housing crisis today may contribute to a cognitive health crisis tomorrow. Click through: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

Much of the U.S. has been under health emergencies due to dangerously high, record-breaking temperatures. Our new data shows that across big cities, heat waves have increased 3x over the past 80 years, with profound health equity implications. Drexel Urban Health Collaborative bigcitieshealth.org/data-heat-wave…

The SSN Media Fellowship is back for its 2nd year to empower SSN members new to media with mentorship, workshops & support! Hear from first-year fellow Alina Schnake-Mahl (Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ.) about her experience. Apply by Aug. 30th to boost your media skills. 🔗scholars.org/features/ssn-m…

New city-level data show the alarming increases in drug overdose deaths in 2020 & 2021 have slowed and may be reversing. Big city health depts need stronger support to continue this positive trend. Learn more in our latest post. bigcitieshealth.org/drug-overdose-… #HarmReduction Drexel Urban Health Collaborative

My department is looking for a new chair! Please consider applying or share. careers.drexel.edu/en-us/job/5036…

Please join us for a webinar featuring Dr. Michelle Bell, the Mary E. Pinchot Professor of Environmental Health at Yale University. 📅 Wednesday, September 11th ⏲️ 2:00-3:00pm EST 🗣️ Interpretation to Spanish and Portuguese is available! Register now: drexel.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Please join SALURBAL-Climate and our partners at the Drexel Climate Change and Urban Health Research Center Drexel Urban Health Collaborative for a talk on Wednesday September 11 by Dr. Michelle Bell of Yale School of the Environment, "Environmental Health: Learning from our past, bettering our future."

Our August newsletter is out! 🌎 Tracking the US opioid epidemic as it bleeds into neighboring countries 🩺 Linking extreme heat and missed doctors’ appointments, and housing foreclosure and cognitive problems 🎉 Our 2024-25 Invited Speakers! Get it here: mailchi.mp/drexel.edu/uhc…

We used data from three generations to examine transmission of socioeconomic advantages and its association with the ability to conserve biological aging: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Summary of the study by Drexel U. News: drexel.edu/news/archive/2… Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ. Drexel Urban Health Collaborative

Agus Surachman, PhD, assistant professor at Dornsife, discusses new research that found a statistically significant association between grandparents’ education level and their grandchildren’s epigenetic-based “real” age. medicaldaily.com/study-identifi…

Watch ➡️ Jerry Fagliano, PhD, clinical professor at Dornsife, discusses the dangers of consuming "forever chemicals" or PFAS with NBC10 Philadelphia: nbcphiladelphia.com/investigations…

Excited to present our latest #review at @ia4phs titled “Characterizing Spatial Social Polarization (SSP) Measures: A Systematic Review of Recent Public Health Research'”. Stop by poster session 2 to learn how SSP is measured & operationalized in #publichealth #research.

Tomorrow! Join us online for a discussion of the past and future of Environmental Health.

Thank you Bloomberg Philanthropies Kelly Larson for funding this work Injury Prevention for publishing it, my co-authors & the reviewers. Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ. Drexel Urban Health Collaborative

Thank you for including me in this amazing program! I look forward to future collabs as well.

The UHC's Mariana Lazo was one of the expert panelists who contributed to a report listing the findings of the new City Heartbeat Index: impact.economist.com/perspectives/s…

check out this new collection of papers, which includes one that jourdyn lawrence and I wrote on everyday discrimination and experiences in green spaces

Delighted to see our paper out in JOEMOnline . Here, we report results from our quasi-experimental study of links between mandated rest breaks and worker injury/illness. Our works suggests the need for greater protections for laborers, particularly as temps get hotter.

Tons of Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ. faculty and student participation at this year's @ia4phs meeting! #IAPHS2024

Op-ed: People need shelter from climate change — their health hangs in the balance ehn.org/affordable-hou…