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Victoria A. Lopez (right), an MPH student, explains how the wearable temperature sensor on her left arm works to a potential study participant at a restaurant in Chelsea.
environmental justice

Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

immigrant health

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

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WBUR

New Study Shows How Guns Are Affecting Life Expectancy for Black Americans

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Atlanta Daily World

Study: Firearms Cause Sharp Drop in Life Expectancy for Black Americans

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Time

Black Americans Lose Twice As Many Years of Life to Guns As White Americans Do, Study Says

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences, and Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Reuters

Firearms Cause Sharp Drop in Life Expectancy for Black Americans: Study

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Boston Herald

Study: Gun Violence Driving Down African-American Life Expectancy

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

HealthDay

As Gun Violence Grows, US Life Expectancy Drops

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

UPI

Study: Black Males Twice as Likely to Die, Mainly from Gun Violence

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Street Insider

Firearms Cause Sharp Drop in Life Expectancy for Black Americans: Study

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

Science Codex

Black Americans’ Life Expectancy Decreasing Due to Gun Violence

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: guns, health disparities, health inequities, life expectancy

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Gun Violence Forum Delivers Grim Stats

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Bindu Kalesan, assistant professor of community health sciences

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