GW Names Accomplished Academic Leader as Next Dean of Milken Institute School of Public Health
Kelly A. Gebo, a physician-scientist, brings 30 years of leadership experience in public health administration, scholarship, teaching and patient care.
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GW Names Accomplished Academic Leader as Next Dean of Milken Institute School of Public Health
Kelly A. Gebo, a physician-scientist, brings 30 years of leadership experience in public health administration, scholarship, teaching and patient care.
EPA Hearing: Proposal to Loosen Regulations on Power Plant Emissions
The EPA held a hearing this week so that experts could comment on a recent proposal to repeal greenhouse gas emission standards for power plants. Lynn Goldman, Dean of the George Washington...
Public Health Leaders Urge Court to Protect Medicaid Beneficiaries from Harmful Waivers in Indiana
WASHINGTON (July 9, 2025) – The American Public Health Association, along with 67 leading deans and scholars in public health and health law, has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals...
H.R. 1 Strips Vital Health, Nutrition and Economic Resources from Poorest, Most Vulnerable Americans
Passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a public health watershed. In the modern history of U.S. social welfare policy, no single law has done more to strip vital health,...
Budget Reconciliation Bill Threatens Community Health Centers and Their Patients
Lawmakers' budget bill threatens Medicaid, endangering more than 15,600 community clinics serving 31 million people nationwide.
New report offers early look at the potential economic consequences of the House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill, which proposes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
2025 U.S. Counties with the Highest Maternal Mental Health Risk and Lowest Resources
The 2025 Report by The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health in collaboration with the George Washington University reveals 150 counties, with 100 repeat counties from 2023, are identified as...
A new global study reveals that smart policies addressing road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives and prevent 1.4 million new children’s asthma cases worldwide by 2040.
2025 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Released - 19 States Have Ds and Fs
Every year, about one in five moms in the U.S. experience maternal mental health conditions, like postpartum depression. Research illustrates that 75% of women never get the treatment they need.
New Study Tracks Air Pollution and CO₂ Emissions Across Thousands of Cities Worldwide
In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions.