The official BlueSky feed of the Brown University School of Public Health | Learn public health by doing public health. #BrownSPHhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvqmlyu5z524Younger Veterans are far more likely to have dangerous levels of toxic #PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in their blood than non-Veterans the same age, a new study has found. Among 20-39-year-olds, 52% of Veterans exceeded the threshold of 20 nanograms per milliliter, compared with 30% for civilians. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-09-15/toxic-pfas-veterans-healthcare-22849768.html17 Sep 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqmlyu5z524https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvqina7ysc2kPizza in the park is an excellent way to start the first full week of classes!!🍕 Thanks to Dean Beaudoin, Francesco's Pizzeria, and everyone who joined us outside for lunch today!17 Sep 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqina7ysc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvo4ec64jj26How do we help young children navigate grief and loss? 📖❤️ @brown.edu MPH student Bailey Brewer partnered with the Washington County Coalition for Children to launch reading guides & social-emotional learning tools for RI libraries: https://sph.brown.edu/news/2026-09-14/student-spotlight-brewer16 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo4ec64jj26https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvlagtdlfy2nLISTEN NOW🎧 The RI Voices survey finds 84% of Rhode Islanders ARE taking some actions to protect our environment. Professor Allan Just says this means "Rhode Islanders value the place that they live in, and they're willing to small and large changes in order to help secure our future." https://www.buzzsprout.com/2546997/episodes/1961390715 Sep 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlagtdlfy2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvl3jglash25A third American has died from complications associated with #measles. Professor @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, director of the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, says she is not surprised, "given the uncontrolled spread of measles in the U.S. for the last year and a half." https://www.newsweek.com/measles-map-shows-states-where-2026-cases-already-surpass-2025-1243931715 Sep 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl3jglash25https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mviozghrto2rDo Veterans—often exposed to firefighting foam, munitions and contaminated groundwater—have higher levels of #PFAS? https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-09-14/veterans-pfas14 Sep 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviozghrto2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mviejfjsv72zEXPERT Q&A🍷 Professor @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social of the @browncaas.bsky.social breaks down new findings on the risks of moderate drinking and offers advice on minimizing those risks. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2026-09-11/humans-public-health-kahler-alcohol14 Sep 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviejfjsv72zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvbjzmtibk27The fastest-spreading #Ebola outbreak on record took only 40 days to eclipse 1,000 cases. That is why, Professor Jennifer Nuzzo says, “the response must move on multiple tracks at once.” @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social @pandemiccenter.bsky.social @gohealio.bsky.social https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20260910/who-2k-frontline-workers-in-drc-have-received-ebola-vaccine11 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbjzmtibk27https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mvbasz63u32dLarge health insurance companies, like UnitedHealthcare, are "gaming the system," Professor @cwhaley.bsky.social says. https://www.thestreet.com/health/unitedhealth-optum-physician-acquisitions-medicare-spending-brown-study11 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbasz63u32dhttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mv6t3bqzug27For every dollar spent on healthcare, how much supports the insurance industry, and how much actually goes for medical care? Professor @cwhaley.bsky.social and other experts say insurance company margins are not what you might think. https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/09/04/where-is-your-health-care-dollar-going10 Sep 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6t3bqzug27https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mv4crtdjtp24Researchers in Brown's Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research have launched an interactive online tool that maps the growth of more than 6,000 #privateequity investments in health care across all 50 states from 2015 to 2023. How does your state stack up? https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-09-08/private-equity-state-tracker09 Sep 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4crtdjtp24https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mv46y6r6zf25Fully caffeinated to start fall semester classes off right.☕09 Sep 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46y6r6zf25https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mv3ykjs6yv2cA warm welcome to all of the new students, faculty and staff joining us at #BrownSPH! Especially Professors Larry Han, Gabby Headrick, Meredith Niles, Hayden Rooke-Ley, Sarah Rivero Skolnick and Matthew Vogel. #BrownWelcome https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-09-08/new-faculty09 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ykjs6yv2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mv22aphz6k26NEW EPISODE🎧 New research shows there is no risk-free level of alcohol consumption, and that mortality risk jumps sharply after more than 1 drink per day. Professor @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social breaks down the hazards of moderate drinking on the latest Humans in Public Health: https://bit.ly/4gUcuFL08 Sep 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv22aphz6k26https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3muzntqpw7o25Riding into a new academic year like . . . our new Associate Dean of Education—and proud #BrownSPH alum—Cara Sammartino, ’16 Ph.D.🌊🏄🏾 Everyone get ready to make some big waves in public health! https://dean.sph.brown.edu/news/2026-07-14/new-associate-dean08 Sep 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzntqpw7o25https://bsky.app/profile/brownpublichealth.bsky.social/post/3mupwra7zi526"Food insecurity more than doubled between 2020-2024. Add in last fall’s SNAP crisis, steadily rising food costs...ongoing policy changes that threaten food access...and the need is truly greater than ever." —@rifoodbank.bsky.social CEO Melissa Cherney in a new commentary for @rhodeislandcurrent.com https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/09/03/hunger-action-month-brings-renewed-commitment-to-increasing-food-access-in-rhode-island/04 Sep 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:amlobi6ay4xdx77fztadzfk3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupwra7zi526