A Closer Look

Feb. 4, 2020

Dean’s Message: ClimateChange and Health CenterLaunched The signs of climate change are everywhere and cannot be denied or ignored. The effect on

public health is already being felt and it is likely to become increasingly severe.

To address this emerging and urgent need, the Yale School of Public Health has launched The

Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH). This center will u�lize research, educa�on,

public health prac�ce and service to contribute to a stable and safe climate in which human

health and ecosystems thrive.

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Dean Sten Vermund

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YCCCH will fundamentally reshape the way that the Yale School of Public Health—and Yale—

address climate change. It is a significant step forward for our school and I am excited to see

the important contribu�ons our new center will make to our understanding of climate change

and how we might mi�gate human suffering.

Directed by Professor Robert Dubrow, the center will emphasize interdisciplinary research with

our sister schools at Yale. It already has over two dozen affiliated faculty from throughout the

university. Similarly, we will engage students from across Yale and, as always, will be looking for

collabora�ons with scien�sts from other ins�tu�ons to address this cri�cal challenge together.

Learn more about YCCCH’s launch.

Sten H. Vermund, M.D., Ph.D.

Dean, Yale School of Public Health

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVANCES

Yale Study Urges Life-saving DrugTreatment to Combat Ukraine’sHIV EpidemicThe Lancet

Scaling up use of methadone and buprenorphine — medica�ons for

trea�ng opioid use disorder known as opioid agonist therapies (OATs)

— could greatly reduce HIV transmission rates and prevent deaths in

Ukraine.

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Threat of Toxic Chemicals DrawsScores of Experts to Yale School ofPublic Health

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YSPH Symposium

A class of manmade chemicals widely used in consumer goods since

World War II—the toxicity of which is featured in the current movie

Dark Waters—drew dozens of experts to the Yale School of Public

Health.

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Study Exposes Surprise Billing byHospital PhysiciansHealth Affairs

Pa�ents with private health insurance face a serious risk of being

treated and

billed by an out-of-network doctor when they receive care at in-

network hospitals, a new study by Yale researchers finds.

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Click, Click, Cook: Online GroceryShopping Leaves ‘Food Deserts’BehindJAMA Open Network

There’s a new path out of the “food desert,” and it’s as close as the

nearest Internet connec�on. An analysis finds that most people in

“food deserts” in eight states would increase their access to healthy,

nutri�ous food if they purchase groceries online.

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Prying into the Origins of Disease,Experts Gather for ScientificImagingYSPH Symposium

The Department of Environmental Health Sciences hosts a daylong

symposium on mass spectrometry that drew experts from industry

and academia to compare how they are using imaging technology to

pry deeper into biology—and disease.

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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

The GuardianChina confirms human-to-human

transmission of coronavirus

Xi Chen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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ABC NewsLow vaccina�on rate and deadly medical

mistake led to Samoa measles outbreak:

health experts

Nicola Hawley, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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ForbesAn HIV Vaccine By 2021? Here Is What

Needs To Happen

Alison Galvani, Ph.D.

Burne� and Stender Families Professor of

Epidemiology

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WiredSnakes?! The Slippery Truth of a Flawed

Wuhan Virus Theory

Nathan Grubaugh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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New York Times (Op-Ed)Is America Ready for Another Outbreak?

Saad Omer, Ph.D.

Director, Yale Ins�tute for Global Health; Professor

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NOTABLE

New Faculty Friday: JamieTam, Tobacco Use Expert,

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Modeling Scientist, CountryWestern DancerThe Yale School of Public Health proudly welcomes 13 new

tenure track faculty this academic year. These individuals bring a

broad range of research, scholarship, and teaching exper�se to

the school and will be instrumental in helping us address many

of the public health challenges of the 21st century. In this issue

we feature Jamie Tan.

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UPCOMING

Ka�e Scharf Dykes, Connec�cut’s Commissioner of the

Department of Energy and Environmental Protec�on, will visit

the Yale School of Public Health on February 19 at noon to

discuss environmental policy in Connec�cut.

View all the upcoming events at YSPH on our school calendar.

FINAL SHOT

Alumni GroupsRecognized forPromoting DiversityKevin Nelson (right), MPH ’92, former

president of the Associa�on of Yale Alumni in

Public Health (AYAPH) and former chair of its

Emerging Majority Affairs Commi�ee (EMAC)

and Tassos Kyriakides, current AYAPH

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president, at a recent awards ceremony

honoring the alumni boards for their work in

promo�ng diversity at the Yale School of

Public Health.

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Yale School of Public HealthFebruary 2020

Dean's Message

Responding to CoronavirusThe current coronavirus pandemic is on everyone’s mind as its prevalence increases. Ques�ons

about its origin, transmission and treatment mount daily. YSPH and YIGH experts and affiliates

have sprung into ac�on to help model its spread, increase awareness with accurate scien�fic

informa�on and are working to support an effec�ve global response.

See the YSPH site where our researchers’ various media efforts are coalesced, and the video of

the February 6 Forum on the Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, hosted by YIGH, YSPH and the

Yale Global Health Jus�ce Partnership.

I wish to remind the YSPH community that our values reflect an ethos of respect, compassion

and service for all, regardless of our backgrounds.

Please, be kind and be well.

Sten

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Dean’s LectureKa�e S. Dykes, commissioner of Connec�cut’s Department of

Energy & Environmental Protec�on, will address the state’s

environmental policy in a Dean’s Lecture on Feb. 19 at noon in

Winslow Auditorium. The lecture is in collabora�on with an

Environmental Health Sciences Seminar. Refreshments will be

served a�erward.

50WomenAtYale150Spring Line-upThe campus-wide celebra�on of the 50th anniversary of

coeduca�on in Yale College and the 150th anniversary of women

students at the university con�nues this academic year. Peruse a

lis�ng of Yale events and mark your calendar for these YSPH

spring ac�vi�es.

Frank Black Lecture and Department of Epidemiology and

Microbial Diseases Seminar honoring Nancy Ruddle, PhD –

February 20, 2020, 12:00-1:30, 47 College St., Room 106B

Interna�onal Women’s Day – March 8, 2020 – Social media

highligh�ng global YSPH alumnae

YSPH PhD Alumnae Research Symposium – April 27, 2020,

8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., Winslow Auditorium; 11

speakers/recipients of the PhD Alumnae Research Awards

YSPH Commencement speaker is dis�nguished YSPH

alumna, Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, President, Vassar College –

May 18, 2020

Artspace in the dean’s office display case will focus on the

50WomenAtYale150 theme

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Sustainability: CommuterSpotlight Forrest Crawford, an associate professor in the Department of

Biosta�s�cs, lives in Hamden and commutes either by bus or

bicycle to YSPH. He put ease of commu�ng as a top priority

when he came to Yale and finds his commute to be fast and

sustainable. He gets pre-tax bus passes through Yale’s Commuter

Benefits Program (scroll to Transit Commu�ng), making it that

much more convenient and cost-effec�ve. When he commutes

by bus, he gets to see friends and colleagues who also take the

bus.

When he bikes, he takes the Farmington Canal trail to campus

and then a bike lane on High Street. Commu�ng by bus or bike

provides eco-conscious ways for Forrest to get to work with

rela�ve ease and without the headache of having to find or pay

for parking!

To learn more about sustainable commu�ng op�ons, check out

the resources provided at Yale's website.

Nominate someone to be highlighted in next month’s commuter

spotlight with this form (self-nomina�ons accepted!)

Calling All EntrepreneursApply for Funding(Through March 15) The Thorne Prize for Social Innova�on in Health or Educa�on is

a $25,000 prize is awarded by InnovateHealth Yale to the best

student-led venture focused on social innova�on in health or

educa�on anywhere in the world. You may apply through the

Start-Up Yale applica�on below.

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The Rita Wilson Prize Fund in support of Innova�on and

Entrepreneurship is a $10,000 prize awarded by InnovateHealth

Yale to the best student-led venture focused on crea�ng a

technological solu�on to address a health disparity in the United

States. You may apply through the Start-Up Yale applica�on

below.

View the Start-Up Yale applica�on here. To review FAQs and get

help with your applica�on, visit IHY’s website.

Awards and HonorsAssistant Professor Nicole Deziel has been named to the

Na�onal Academies of Sciences Standing Commi�ee on

Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions.

Professor Rafael Perez-Escamilla received the 2020 Kellogg Prize

for Life�me Achievements in Interna�onal Nutri�on from the

American Society for Nutri�on.

Appointments andPromotionsMonica Araujo Batalha, Postgraduate Fellow, SBS

Anna Bellach, Postdoctoral Associate, BIO

Stacey Bonet, Sr. Administra�ve Assistant, Student Affairs

Olivia Campbell, Research Assistant, EMD

Jonathan Colon, Health Navigator-Research Aide, CDE

Mauro Diaz-Hernandez, Program Administrator, EHS

Gail D’Onofrio, Secondary appointment as Professor, CDE

Dong Gao, Postdoctoral Associate, EHS

Yasemin Kavak, Biosta�s�cian, BIO

Sophie Lang, Postgraduate Fellow, SBS

Erica McLean, Por�olio Associate, OFA

Laura Myer, Sr. Administra�ve Assistant, OFA

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Brita Roy, Secondary appointment as Assistant Professor, CDE

Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, Associate Research Scien�st, CDE

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