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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
[email protected]

 

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Medicaid Reform Lies at the Heart of Efforts to Address the US Maternal Health Crisis

WASHINGTON (May 25, 2023) -- Medicaid must be part of any solution to address the current maternal mortality crisis and racial inequities in the United States, according to...

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Beacon House and GW Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Launch Mental Health Resources Website for DC Parents and Children

WASHINGTON (May 24, 2023) -- Beacon House, a Black-led, Black-benefiting non-profit afterschool education and youth development organization serving children and families in...

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Report Finds that National Park Service Control of DC Parks Exacerbates Inequities & Hinders Park Activation in Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON (May 8, 2023) – For the past three years, the District of Columbia has been ranked as having the Number 1 park system in the United States. A new report by the Sumner M...

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Inaugural Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Released

WASHINGTON (May 4, 2023)--Maternal Mental Health disorders like postpartum depression affect roughly 600,000 (20%) of U.S. mothers a year, with Black and other women of color...

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Few Waivered Clinicians Prescribed Buprenorphine: New Study

WASHINGTON (May 2, 2023) -- A new study found a declining proportion of DATA-waivered clinicians prescribed any buprenorphine between 2017 and 2021. While the number of waivered...

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GW Experts Available to Discuss Public Health Consequences of the Recent Court Rulings on Mifepristone

WASHINGTON (April 13, 2023) — Yesterday a federal appeals court blocked a ruling by a Texas judge to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion medication...

Dr. Adnan Hyder

World Health Summit Regional Meeting Hosted in Washington, DC

The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health along with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the Association of Academic Health Centers International...

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New “Women, Youth, and Child Health” MPH Concentration Launched Today by the Milken Institute School Of Public Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 3, 2023) — Today, the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University launched a new ...

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Bacteria from Meat Likely to Cause More than Half a Million Urinary Tract Infections in the U.S. Every Year

WASHINGTON (March 23, 2023) – A new study suggests that E. coli from meat products may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of urinary tract infections in the U.S....