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As leaders in the field, our faculty are often asked to testify before Congress or are interviewed by major news outlets about their research or opinions on current public health events. The Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations assists members of the media and elected officials in finding and contacting faculty experts for congressional testimony, newspaper and magazine article interviews or radio and television appearances.

Questions? Contact Milken Institute School of Public Health Office of Media Relations:

Kathy Fackelmann
Director of Media Relations
(202) 994-8354
kfackelmann@gwu.edu

Mina Radman
Sr. Communications Associate, Media
(202) 486-2529
mradman@gwu.edu

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Recent Releases, Advisories and Alerts

Milken Institute School of Public Health Awarded Contract to Support Mental Health Care in Washington, D.C. Public Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2019) – The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health today ...

New Resource Provides Expert Guidance on Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2019) — Positive mental health can have a significant impact on a child’s academic performance and overall well-being.

New Study: Injured Workers at Risk for Suicide or Opioid Overdose

Serious workplace injuries are associated with increased risks of both suicide and death related to opioid overdose, according to a first-of-a-kind study.

Trump Administration’s “Public Charge” Rule Presents Threat to Public Health, Conclude Deans and Scholars

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 10, 2019) – The Trump administration’s “public charge” rule, which would subject legal immigrants to a public charge ...

DC CFAR Awarded NIH Funding to Implement Administration’s HIV Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 5, 2019) - The District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR) based at the Milken Institute SPH has received supplemental funding ...

Health Care for Medically Underserved Patients and Communities Threatened if Congress Fails to Extend Community Health Center Fund, New Analysis Finds

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, N.Y. (Sept. 4, 2019) – Community health centers are likely to lay off staff, close clinic sites, and reduce or ...

Leana Wen Joins Milken Institute School of Public Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 20, 2019) – Leana Wen, MD, MSc, FAAEM, will join Milken Institute SPH as a visiting professor of health policy and management.

Performance Measurement and Management Strategies Put in Place Without Sufficient Evidence on Effectiveness, New Study Says

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 16, 2019) – In 2015, the United Nations created a set of Sustainable Development Goals, including one to achieve good health and ...

New Study Estimates Global Disease Burden Linked to Particulate Pollution in 250 Cities Worldwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AUG. 9, 2019) - A new study provides the first estimates of the burden of disease attributable to particulate pollution in hundreds of major cities worldwide.

GW Researchers Awarded $1.5 million to Study Hepatitis B-associated Liver Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AUG. 7, 2019) - An estimated 850,000 to 2.2 million people in the United States are living with Chronic Hepatitis B. A research team from the George Washington University (GW) received a $1.5 million grant from the Office of Minority Health of the U.S.