How We Can Live Healthier Lives By Spending Less on Medicine | Fortune
It’s safe to say that no one will live forever. And yet many of us are always on the lookout for anything that will stave off death just a little bit longer, while Silicon Valley talks about the potential for new technologies to “cure” aging. That’s according to Dr. Sandro Galea, the Robert A. Knox Professor and Dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health.
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Towards Healthier Aging Populations in Cities: The Next 50 Years | Asia Society Hong Kong Center
In this presentation at Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Boston University's public health expert, Dr. Sandro Galea, talks about how to create a sustainable and wired city that promotes health in its residents.
Special Address at 2016 Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy | The Carter Center
Does context matter in an era of personalized medicine? | TEDMED Day CUMC
Dr. Sandro Galea emphasizes the importance of context in biomedicine. He discusses the need to differentiate between what drives a population and what predicts an individual outcome. He utilizes Mario Balotelli, the Framingham study, and a study comparing fast food, activity level, and genetic
Rebounding after trauma | POPTECH 2012
Sandro Galea is a doctor and epidemiologist who has researched the role of traumatic events in shaping population health; particularly the health of urban populations. "Ninety percent of people in this country will have a traumatic event in their lifetime."