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Suicide Rates Among Black Women and Girls On the Rise For Two Decades

Suicide rates among Black women increased from 1999 to 2020, especially among Black teens and young adults

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Child and Adolescent Health
Social Factors Drive Use of Scented Menstrual Products Tied to Health Risks

Black Americans and people with less formal education are more likely to use scented and scent-altering menstrual and intimate care products than other groups.

Topic

Environmental Health
Global Climate Summit Puts Health on the Agenda

Columbia Mailman faculty experts in climate and health are attending COP28 in Dubai.

Topic

Environmental Health
Millions of Kids in U.S. Have Inadequate Health Care Coverage

Inadequate health coverage is a problem for commercially insured children,

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Child and Adolescent Health

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Perimenopause and Menstrual Health in the Workplace

November 21, 2023

MPH student Regan Moss writes about health equity in perimenopause and endometriosis.

Topic

Maternal and Reproductive Health
From Columbia Mailman Student to White House Fellow

November 20, 2023

Kamal Menghrajani, MS ’23, on her experience as a White House Fellow.

Topic

Chronic Disease
Centering Indigenous Voices in Pursuit of Health Equity

By Kiara Tanta-Quidgeon

November 17, 2023

MPH student Kiara Tanta-Quidgeon writes about her work to support Indigenous health equity.

Topic

Community Health
Conference Highlights Latest Findings on Gun Violence Prevention

November 14, 2023

Columbia faculty presented research at the second annual National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms.
Low-intensity Fires Reduce Wildfire Risk by 60 Percent

November 13, 2023

Study shows low-intensity burning can dramatically reduce the risk of devastating fires for years at a time.

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Environmental Health
Climate Change Spurs Scholar’s Pivot to Evidence-Based Policy

November 9, 2023

A Q&A with Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

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Environmental Health