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Bold Plan for the School
At a time of both great public health challenges and scientific advances, the School has launched an ambitious Strategic Plan to guide its direction during the next decade. It will build on its legacy of excellent science and community commitment to strengthen its core and meet emerging needs. Read more.
News Briefs 
Untreatable Gonorrhea on Horizon
A New England Journal of Medicine editorial warns of the growing threat from drug-resistant gonorrhea. Judith Wasserheit, vice chair of Global Health, is a co-author.
America’s “Food Bubble”
A Yale University lecturer says U.S. agricultural policy has led to a national obesity epidemic. He cites research by Adam Drewnowski (Epi), of the Nutritional Sciences Program, showing that government subsidies cause the least healthy food to be the cheapest.
Cancer Drugs in our Wastewater?
Wastewater treatment facilities are not designed to remove chemicals found in drugs (including cancer drugs) and personal care products. More testing needs to be done to determine the extent of the problem, says researcher John Kissel (DEOHS).
The SPH Strategic Plan presented by Dean Frumkin, January 12, 2012
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Dean Howard Frumkin and members of UW SPH show you what Public Health is all about.
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