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Q&A with Ursula Staudinger A conversation with the director of the new Columbia Aging Center about longer lives and the implications for individuals and society. Plus life in the Big Apple. Page 2 Page 3

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Named Chair of Biostatistics

Urban Health New initiative takes on a global issue. Page 8

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ALSO IN THIS EDITION 4 New Faculty, Staff, & Researchers Kudos: Melissa Begg Honored for Teaching Excellence Forward Thinking: Deans Initiative on Obesity Prevention Research Spotlight

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Ursula Staudinger
Ursula Staudinger, a reknowned scholar and academic leader in the field of lifespan and aging research, joined the Maliman School in July. She is the director of the Robert N. Butler Aging Center at Columbia University and the Robert N. Butler Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School. Momentum caught up with Dr. Staudinger shortly after she returned from the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in New Orleans, and hours before she jetted off to Singapore, where she gave the keynote address at the TSAO Foundations 20th Anniversary Gala celebrating the future of aging. Our conversation ranged from her advice on successful aging to thoughts on life in the Big Apple.

How important is chronological age? Chronological age loses its informational value around age 20 to 25. After that, it tells you less and less about the person. After age 50 or 60, it tells you almost nothing. Someone at age 70 might have a level of cognitive function equivalent to the average level of a 30-year-old. But you can also have a 40-year-old who operates at the average level of a 70-year-old. These differences can be very big. Is age-related cognitive decline inevitable? We know from empirical work that we can slow cognitive decline and shift the curve so people start from a higher level. Both of these things are having a tremendous effect on everyday life. A 70-year-old in 2013 has about a one standard deviation higher level of cognitive functioning than a 70-year-old 15 or 20 years back. But it doesnt come automatically. We need to preserve our physical health, and we need an environment that is exciting and enriching. How about wisdom? Can we count on getting wiser with age? It is not enough to grow older to become wiser. Sad but true. In order for wisdom to emerge, many things need to come together. We need exposure to many difficult life situations. We need a mentor to help us to make sense of these things and

We need to preserve our physical health, and we need an environment that is exciting and enriching.
come up with good solutions. And we need to be open to new experiences so that we continue to challenge our own insights. Usually when we grow older we see a decline in openness to new experiences. But this isnt set in stone. We showed in one study that if incentives change and if we prepare older people for the new environment, they love it and want more of it. It has to do with how we engineer our society as much as to do with aging. Longer lifespans present new challenges like increased rates of chronic disease. But as you and Dean Fried point out, they also present real opportunities. Please explain. When we speak about demographic change, we have to think about two aspects. Along with gains in life expectancy we are seeing declines in fertility rates. This is good because this planet has finite resources. And if there are fewer of us, we can pay more attention to everyone and not leave behind 10 or 20 percent of every generation as is currently the case. These demographic changes

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present a chance for a more equal and just society. Another interesting thing we learn from demographers is that there will be about the same number of people in each age bracketyoung, middle-aged, and old. This is a very different kind of society than we have now. To prepare for it, we need increased participation in the labor force by those above age 55, and by women, and migrant populations. To do this, we also need to educate people of all ethnic backgrounds, genders, and age groups. If we manage to take advantage of these productive resources, we will be fine. We can maintain our welfare system and our living standard. How will the Columbia Aging Center help this come about? The Aging Lab [one of two branches of the Columbia Aging Center along with the International Longevity Center USA] will focus on understanding the systemic quality of aging. In other words, how human biology interacts with context and personal attitudes and decisions. We need to know much more so we can design useful interventions to optimize aging trajectories. It is increasingly evident that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

You recently relocated from Germany. How do you like life in New York? [My husband and I] like it here very much. One geographical feature that is not widely associated with New York City is that it is a city on the ocean. In 45 minutes, you are on Jones Beach walking on a wide sand beach, no houses in sight. And 50 minutes to the north, you have these beautiful rolling hills and the woods where you can be by yourself. That is something you dont have in Germany, which is more densely populated. I first visited New York in the 1970s. What is admirable about the city is just how far it has come. It is culturally rich, environmentally friendly, and relatively free of crime. Apart from the occasional MTA headache, everyday life is very easy. We love the movies. There is a very rich documentary movie scene in New York. We go to the opera. Its endless. Too many things to do! For the full interview with Dr. Staudinger, including her advice on healthy aging, go to: http://bit.ly/1iA2Ya6.

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DuBois Bowman Named Chair of Biostatistics

Dr. Bowman joins the Mailman School in January.
DuBois Bowman is currently director of the Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, a center which he founded, and tenured professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. He is also on faculty in the Neuroscience Program in the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Emory. A distinguished scholar who specializes in the development and applications of statistical methods for complex neuroimaging data, Dr. Bowman leads an active research program focusing on mental health and neurological disorders and characterizing the patterns of neurological disruption based on complex analyses of neuroimaging data. Dr. Bowman will succeed Roger Vaughan, vice dean for Academic Advancement, who has served as interim chair since 2011. Read More: http://bit.ly/1hAQyNS

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New Faculty and Researchers

Tanya Ellman Associate Research Scientist ICAP Padmaja Patnaik Associate Research Scientist ICAP Lynn Petukhova Associate Research Scientist Epidemiology Ursula M. Staudinger Robert N. Butler Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Director Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center Paul W. Thurman Lecturer Health Policy & Management

Shing M. Lee Assistant Professor Biostatistics Yael Hirsch-Moverman Associate Research Scientist ICAP Martina Pavlicova Associate Professor Biostatistics Matthew S. Perzanowski Associate Professor Environmental Health Sciences Mary Beth Terry Professor Epidemiology Pamela Valera Assistant Professor Sociomedical Sciences Yuanjia Wang Associate Professor Biostatistics Brent L. Williams Assistant Professor Center for Infection and Immunity Lawrence H. Yang Associate Professor Epidemiology
Heather Krasna Adrianne Andrusco

Promotions: Faculty and Researchers

Simon J. Anthony Associate Research Scientist Center for Infection and Immunity Gang Nathan Dong Assistant Professor Health Policy & Management Wafaa M. El-Sadr University Professor ICAP Julie C. Franks Associate Research Scientist ICAP

New Staff

Arianne Andrusco Director, Alumni Affairs and Annual Fund Heather Krasna Director of Career Services Eric Ratner Director of Student Academic Affairs For more new staff, go online: http://bit.ly/19hokiR

Prakash Gorroochurn Associate Professor Biostatistics

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Melissa Begg Honored for Teaching Excellence
Vice Dean for Education Melissa Begg put another feather in her cap as she accepted the 2013 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)/ Pfizer Award for Teaching Excellence at the Associations annual meeting in Boston on November 3. Melissa Begg couldnt be more deserving of this extraordinary national award, said Dean Linda P. Fried. It is a testament not only to Dr. Beggs track record of both outstanding teaching and mentoring, but to her crucial leadership role in implementing our new MPH curriculum, which debuted last year as the first of its kind in the nation, and in leading the Schools academic programs. Said Dr. Begg, I am extraordinarily grateful and so very humbled to receive this award. There is no role more important or more sustaining to me in my professional life than my role as a teacher. I am deeply thankful to the selection committee, Roger Vaughan for nominating me, and my amazing Columbia

colleagues and students for their support. The ASPPH/Pfizer award is the second major teaching honor for the School this year. In April, Roger Vaughan, vice dean for Academic Advancement and interim chair of Biostatistics, won this years Outstanding Teaching Award from the American Statistical Society. Taken together, these awards are a validation of our Schools commitment to equipping students to address the urgent public health needs of the 21st Century, said Dean Fried. Teaching excellence is a cornerstone of our Schools mission, and we have an outstanding curriculum taught by an outstanding faculty.

Calderone Awards go to Eight Junior Scientists

The Schools 2013-14 Calderone Awards for Junior Investigators in support of research projects of exceptional merit include:

Sara Lopez-Pintado, assistant professor of Biostatistics

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Arindam RoyChoudhury, assistant professor of Biostatistics

PROJECT:

Ordering Multivariate Functional Data and Developing Related Robust Statistical Methods

Analyzing Feed-Forward Loops Structure between Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Physical Performance

Gina Lovasi, assistant professor of Epidemiology

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Eric Schrimshaw, assistant professor of Sociomedical Sciences

PROJECT:

Helena Duch, assistant professor of Population and Family Health

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Neighborhood Commercial Resources and Sudden Cardiac Arrest

The Role of Maternal Acculturation in the Development of Early Childhood Obesity in Latino Children

Muhammad Faruque Parvez, associate research scientist in Environmental Health Sciences

PRO JE CT:

Comparisons of Sexual Profile Content of MSM Who Use Smartphone Apps or Internet Websites for Sexual Partnering

Jeff Goldsmith, assistant professor of Biostatistics

P R OJ E C T:

Exposure to Air Pollution from Biomass Combustion and Preclinical Biomarkers Among Non-Smoking Women in Bangladesh

Hui-Chen Wu, associate research scientist in Environmental Health Sciences

PROJECT:

MicroRNAs as Biomarker for Cirrhosis Among Patients with Hepatitus C Virus Infection

Functional Data Methods for Continuous Accelerometer Observations

Online: http://bit.ly/1gI0DWe

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More awards

Ana Abraido-Lanza, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences, has been named a University Provost Leadership Fellow. The Fellows Program aims to develop leadership skills for some of Columbias outstanding tenured faculty. Jocelyn Basnett, an Executive MPH student, was elected a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Magdalena Cerd, assistant professor of Epidemiology, received funding from the Provosts Grant Program for Junior Faculty Who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University. Wendy Chavkin, special lecturer in Population and Family Health, and Mary Bassett, associate professor of Epidemiology, were honored by the Public Health Association of New York for outstanding contributions to improving the health of New Yorkers. Alwyn Cohall, professor of Sociomedical Sciences and director of the Harlem Health Promotion Center, received an award on behalf of the Center from New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley for exceptional work in HIV/AIDS in New York City. Wafaa El-Sadr, University Professor of Epidemiology and director of ICAP, was appointed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to the Fogarty International Center, the international arm of the National Institutes of Health.

A paper co-authored by Dean Linda P. Fried with Howard Frumkin, dean of the University of Washington, titled Aging, Climate Change, and Legacy Thinking was recognized as the 2013 American Journal of Public Health Paper of the Year. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, associate professor of Epidemiology, received South Africas Order of Mapungubwe bronze award for her outstanding work in the field of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis research and health policy development. The Order of Mapungubwe, the countrys highest honor, was presented by President J.G. Zuma of South Africa. W. Ian Lipkin, John Snow Professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity, was appointed to the advisory committee to the director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lipkin also received the Drexel Medicine Prize in Translational Medicine and the Rush Medical College Distinguished Alumni Award. On November 8, Dr. Lipkin delivered the Oxford University Charles Simonyi Lecture. Silvia Martins, associate professor of Epidemiology, was awarded a Columbia Presidents Global Innovation Fund Research Award. Terry McGovern, professor of Population and Family Health, was honored by the 20/20 Leading Womens Society with the 2013 Pandora Singleton Ally award for her 20+ years of work in HIV/AIDS.

Laura Messing, a masters student in Health Policy and Management, is one of only three recipients of the University-wide Lemann Interschool Graduate Fellowship competition. John Rowe, professor of Health Policy and Management, was given the University of New England 2013-14 Humanism in Aging Leadership Award. John Santelli, chair and Heilbrunn Professor of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, received the 2013 David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health from the American Public Health Association. Jeffrey Shaman, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences, received the 2013 Award for Outstanding Research Article in Biosurveillance from the International Society for Disease Surveillance in the category of Scientific Achievement for his paper, Forecasting Seasonal Outbreaks of Influenza. Y. Claire Wang, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, was elected a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Online: http://bit.ly/1izN7s8 Tell us about your awards and honors. Email: mailmancomm@ mailman.columbia.edu

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Deans Initiative Sets Sights on Obesity
On the agenda: mapping out the obstacles and the opportunities for more effective prevention.
As BMIs continue their upward trajectory, a group of Mailman School faculty is hard at work seeking answers. At regular meetings co-led by Y. Claire Wang, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, and Andrew Rundle, associate professor of Epidemiology, they pore through scholarly literature to identify gaps in whats known about the epidemic. The goal is to produce several jointly-authored position papers and a vision for more effective directions. One of the most important items on our to-do list is making the case for the primacy of prevention in obesity, acknowledging that the data on treatment is more solid and readily available than the data on prevention, says Dr. Rundle. Adds Dr. Wang, A related question is what is the best metric to demonstrate the value of prevention. While any number of public health schools is grappling with obesity, the Mailman initiative is unique in putting a special emphasis on prevention and engaging with faculty from all corners of the School. Along with Drs. Rundle and Wang, the group is made up of Jeffrey Goldsmith, assistant professor in Biostatistics; Rachel Shelton, assistant professor in Sociomedical Sciences; and Shakira Suglia, assistant professor in Epidemiology. All are engaged in obesity issues, from the effectiveness of policies and interventions to the role of social networks and the built environment on physical activity. It is our responsibility to use innovative scientific thinking to chart a way forward to prevent this huge driver of chronic diseases, morbidity, and disability, Dean Fried told the group at its kick-off meeting last spring. Obesity Prevention Initiative website: http://bit.ly/18Fr1AE

GRAPH Charts a Way Forward

Mailman initiative seeks intersection of health prevention and ROI for private sector, foundations, government.

In July, the Mailman School launched GRAPH, Global Research and Analytics for Population Health. Together with public and private partners, GRAPH leverages big data, faculty expertise, and innovative analytic approaches to address key questions of emerging public health concern, with the aim of informing, challenging, and ultimately changing public actions on health. To analyze the payback on an array of population-based and prevention programs, the GRAPH team led by Sandro Galea, Michael Sparer, and Roger Vaughan intends to tap in to the expertise of the Schools faculty to formulate new ways of quantifying the effectiveness of particular programs, to identify emerging priorities in public health, and to evaluate public health approaches that maximize return on investment. Over the summer, the team met with Fortune 500 executives, heads of state agencies, and philanthropic organizations to discuss the questions for which those sectors most urgently seek answers. Dr. Galea is chair and Gelman Professor of Epidemiology; Dr. Sparer is chair of Health Policy and Management; Dr. Vaughan is vice dean for Academic Advancement.

Injury Center Launches New Journal

Guohua Li, professor of Epidemiology and Anesthesiology and director of the Center for Injury Epidemiology, is editor-in-chief of a new, open-access journal called Injury Epidemiology, which is published by Springer in partnership with Columbia University. The mission of the journal is to advance the science and practice of injury prevention and control through timely publication and dissemination of peerreviewed research. Barbara Barlow, special lecturer of Epidemiology and director of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, is honorary editor, and Charles DiMaggio, associate professor of Epidemiology, is associate editor. For more information, visit the journals website: http://www.injepijournal.com

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Mailman Gala Toasts Citys Public Health Wins

The Mailman School gala on October 29 celebrated public health leadership of a local sort. The evenings honoree was the City of New York, whose commitment to provide all its citizens with a healthy environment is unmatched anywhere, Dean Linda P. Fried said, pointing to the progress made under the leadership of Michael Bloomberg from bike lanes to bans on smoking and trans fats to expanded HIV testing and treatment. Accepting the award was New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, who serves on the Schools Board of

Overseers. I see New York Citys success as part Mailmans success, said Dr. Farley. To achieve our initiatives, we need smart employees, trained in science and skills of public healththe knowledge that comes from research done by schools of public health. The Mailman School of Public Health provides both of these. This past year, 34 percent of the interns in the Citys Department of Health Research Training Program came from the Mailman School, many of whom went on to be hired full-time. The gala raised in excess of its target of $1 million. The funds will support key School-wide initiatives, including those focused on the prevention of obesity and chronic disease. The event was organized by the Office of Institutional Advancement with gala co-chairs Susan Patricof, Perri Peltz, Diana Taylor, and Elizabeth Hess Williams.

Top, Left to Right: Deborah Jimenez, John Rowe, Frank Jimenez, and New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley. Bottom: Thomas Farley poses with his award from the Mailman School. On his right: Dean Linda P. Fried and John Rowe.

Faculty Researchers Weigh the Bloomberg Effect

A suite of research projects now underway may serve as a roadmap for urban health policy in the coming years. Five Mailman faculty have received funding to evaluate the far-reaching public health policies undertaken by the Bloomberg Administration. New York Community Trust has provided a grant to Gina Lovasi, Ryan Demmer, and Y. Claire Wang to look at how effective the policies were in preventing chronic disease in the city. (Drs. Lovasi and Demmer are assistant professors of Epidemiology; Dr. Wang is assistant professor of Health Policy and Management.) The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has funded Peter Muennig, associate professor of Health Policy and Management, to estimate the impact of the policies on life expectancy, and Miriam Laugesen, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, to analyze and document recent public health initiatives in the City. Read a Q&A with Dr. Laugesen and co-investigator Kimberly Isett on the RWJ website: http://bit.ly/IzRBPl. Adding to this portfolio of urban health policy research, Dr. Wang has already published on the caloric impact of a 16-ounce portion size cap on sugar-sweetened beverages served in restaurants and on the potential impact of a tax on the beverages.

Urban Health, Globally

Around the world, more people are living in cities than ever before. Urban environments increasingly shape our health and provide opportunities to improve it. Seizing on this demographic sea change is the Mailman School Urban Health Initiative, which will leverage the Universitys eight Global Centers, situated in cities across five continents. Although excellent scholarship has already identified some of the key features of cities that drive population health, this work is best done across cities, writes Sandro Galea, chair and Gelman Professor of Epidemiology, who leads the initiative. The Columbia University network of Global Centers creates a unique opportunity to explore how cities influence health globally. Looking ahead, the Urban Health Initiative will pursue collaborationsboth interdisciplinary and intercontinentaland foster scholarship geared to advancing the science of urban health and reconfiguring urban environments to maximize health and wellbeing for all ages.

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High Marks for the Columbia MPH

In two articles in the American Journal of Public Health, Dean Linda P. Fried, Melissa Begg, Sandro Galea and other architects of the new Columbia MPH reflect on its rationale and design and report on a preliminary survey finding students and faculty are enthusiastic with the outcome. Among students, 90 percent were positive about the quality of instruction; 93 percent of faculty responded that students were intellectually engaged. The articles, which present educational strategies for curriculum reform, build on the Innovations in Public Health Education conference hosted by the Mailman School in June and attended by close to 50 deans and associated deans of public health schools. Online: http://bit.ly/18ocqUk

PTSD-Obesity Link in Women

Women with PTSD gained weight more rapidly and were more likely to be overweight or obese than women without the disorder, found Karestan Koenen, associate professor of Epidemiology, in a paper published in JAMA Psychiatry. It is the first study to look at the relationship between PTSD and obesity over time. PTSD is not just a mental health issue, says Dr. Koenen. Along with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, we can now add obesity to the list of known health risks of the disorder. Online: http://bit.ly/I5urk5

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Air Pollution and Psychological Distress During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Behavior Problems
Maternal psychological distress combined with exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can have an adverse impact on the childs behavioral development, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Childrens Environmental Health. The combination of physical and psychosocial stressors during fetal development magnifies the effect of each exposure, says lead author Frederica Perera, director of the Center and professor of Environmental Health Sciences. Results appear in the journal Pediatrics. Online: http://bit.ly/18MVUPV

Counseling at Time of HIV Testing Does Not Prevent STDs

Risk-reduction counseling at the time of a rapid HIV test was not effective for reducing new sexually transmitted infections after six months among persons at risk for HIV, according to the results of a randomized, multicenter trial published in JAMA. These study findings lend support for reconsidering the role of counseling as an essential adjunct to HIV testing, says lead researcher Lisa Metsch, chair and Stephen Smith Professor of Sociomedical Sciences. This inference is further buttressed by the additional costs associated with counseling at the time of testing, added Dr. Metsch. Online: http://bit.ly/1cUf4oz

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4) David Rosner holds a pink mustache at an October 25 symposium and party honoring the famously mustachioed Ron Bayer and his quarter century at the Mailman School. 5) Mailman faculty and students were among those performing Beethovens Fifth Symphony and other works on November 17 as part of the Columbia University Medical Center orchestra. Read more about the CUMC orchestra: http://bit.ly/1eTBPcD 6) Ilona Kickbusch, director of the Global Health Programme at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, discussed chronic disease prevention at a November 7 Deans Seminar. The series continues in 2014 (see Events). 7) Later in the day, Ariel Pablos-Mndez, MPH 92, Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, presented on the future of global health. 8) Matt Perzanowski (pictured with wooden spoon) took top honors in the Sixth Annual Environmental Health Sciences Chili CookOff on November 8. A total of 93 votes were cast using dried chilies.

1) The newly remodeled main stairwell in the Allan Rosenfield Building opened in September. Information-rich wall displays take stair-goers on a tour of public health progress in New York City through 71 historical vignettes. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1gioBdm 2) Grand Rounds Speaker Steven Woolf, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health, met with a group of doctoral students on September 18. 3) Tim Tan, an MPH student in Population and Family Health and field medical director for NYC Medics in Guiuan, Philippines, administers emergency medical care to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

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BOOKSHELF

A Thousand Hills to Heaven

In a memoir titled A Thousand Hills to Heaven, Josh Ruxin, assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, writes of his experience of healing a Rwandan village, raising a family near the old killing fields, and building a restaurant named Heaven.

Introducing Global Health: Practice, Policy and Solutions

Peter Muennig, associate professor of Health Policy and Management, is a co-author of the textbook, Introducing Global Health: Practice, Policy and Solutions, a contemporary overview of the major issues in global public health.

Play Pretty Blues

Play Pretty Blues, a novel by Snowden Wright, an administrator in Health Policy and Management, explores the mysteries of blues legend Robert Johnson.

A Life Course Approach to Mental Disorders

Professors Karestan Koenen, associate professor of Epidemiology, Ezra Susser, professor of Epidemiology, and Sandro Galea, chair of Epidemiology, along with postdoctoral fellow Sasha Rudenstine are authors of the textbook A Life Course Approach to Mental Disorders.

IN THE NEWS

The Philippines Next Challenge: Rebuilding Its Public Health

Wells contaminated with salt water were among the public health problems facing Filipinos in the wake of typhoon Haiyan. The water wont be drinkable in the time when they need it the most, Les Roberts, associate professor of Population and Family Health, told TIME Magazine. http://ti.me/1aA2S8K

Age Friendly New York City Helps Seniors Stay Active in the Big Apple
As part of a PBS Newshour segment about the Age-Friendly NYC initiative, Dean Linda P. Fried explained that urban design geared to benefit older people, in fact, benefits all age groups. http://to.pbs.org/1dQmTQe

Cloudy, With a Chance of Flu

An editorial by Bloomberg News underlined the value of a flu forecasting system developed by Jeffrey Shaman, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences. Many lives are at stake: Flu kills from 3,000 to 49,000 people in the U.S. every year, the editors wrote. http://bloom.bg/1cTyidf

Trip Wire: Q&A with Epidemiologist Stephen Morse

In a Q&A with Discover Magazine, Stephen Morse, professor of Epidemiology, talked about his role as director of the PREDICT project and the biggest threats for a pandemic outbreak. http://bit.ly/18CQvOS

Health exchanges go live on Tuesday, but are the websites ready?

IIn a September 30 interview with the nationally syndicated radio program Marketplace, Michael Sparer, chair of Health Policy and Management, stressed that creating online exchanges for the Affordable Care Act was a huge undertaking. http://bit.ly/19tO77F

In Nursing Homes, an Epidemic of Poor Dental Hygiene

The New York Times Well Blog quoted Ira Lamster, professor of Health Policy and Management, on the value of daily oral care for nursing home residents who take medications that promote dry mouth. http://nyti.ms/19hq37Q

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PREVENTION OF INCARCERATION WITH JEFFREY FAGEN NEWS AND REPORTS CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION WITH DENNIS J. SELKOE TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE U.S. HEALTH GAP WITH ROBERT J. SAMPSON NEWS AND REPORTS CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION WITH ABRAHAM AVIV TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE U.S. HEALTH GAP WITH JOSEPH STIGLITZ CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION WITH JAMES FOWLER

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