The World After Coronavirus: The Future of Mental Health - Sandro Galea | BU Pardee Center

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis of unprecedented scale, with aftershocks that will be felt in virtually every aspect of life for years or decades to come. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies has launched a new video series called "The World After Coronavirus," in which we ask leading experts and practitioners from Boston University and across the world to explore the challenges and opportunities we will face in our post-coronavirus future. The series is hosted by Prof. Adil Najam, the Inaugural Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies and former Director of the Pardee Center. In this episode, Dean Najam speaks with Sandro Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University, about the future of mental health after COVID-19.

Watch the whole video on BU Pardee Center.

WBUR Town Hall: The Societal Costs of COVID-19 | WBUR

The measures necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 will also have unprecedented consequences on our economy, health outcomes and social fabric. Job losses, school closures and the coming recession will exacerbate already existing social inequities. Public policies need to be implemented to protect the most vulnerable and prevent the consequences of future pandemics.

WBUR reporter Callum Borchers discussed the consequences with Dr. Sandro Galea, an epidemiologist, dean and professor at Boston University School of Public Health, and Danielle Allen, Harvard University professor and director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics.

Read the full piece on WBUR.

How Health is Threatened by Hate | TEDMED

We all know that hate plays a demonic role in today's society, but did you know that hate directly impacts health? Wellness Epidemiologist, Sandro Galea, studies how hate, injustice, trauma, and bias impact human health. As a Public Health expert, he points us beyond our understanding of Social Determinants of Health to observe Moral Determinants of Health - the acknowledgement that feelings such as love and hate can shape health just as greatly as one's environment can. He urges us that - whether around race, immigration, socioeconomic status, gender norms or otherwise - when we act with compassion, acceptance, and love, we shape a safe and healthy world.

Sandro believes that “a world rooted in love embraces health as a public good.”

Watch his 2020 TEDMED Talk "How health is threatened by hate" to learn how we can align with love to build a healthier world.

Inequality and the Coronavirus Outbreak | Bloomberg Radio Interview

Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, discusses inequalities that exist amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News U.S. Technology Editor Molly Schuetz talk about a Chinese video site serving teens anime with a side of nationalism. Bloomberg New Economy Editorial Director Andy Browne walks through why Wuhan may be the city of the future. And we Drive to the Close with Ron Carson, CEO of the Carson Group. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Doni Holloway.

Sandro Galea: What is the difference between health and medicine | Science Focus Podcast

This week we talk to the Sandro Galea, Dean of the school of public health at Boston University.
His book, called Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health (£18.99, OUP) takes a deep look at the differences between health and medicine, and looks at how everything from the environment, taxation, education and even luck plays a part in the overall health of a nation.
Speaking before the coronavirus pandemic, he explains the surprising factors that influence public health, which countries are doing it well, and why he felt he had to write this book.

Listen to the whole podcast on Science Focus.

Coronavirus Seminar Series: The Health Consequences of the Consequences

This panel will explore the long-tail health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts will examine the social and economic changes that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and how these changes will shape population health in the coming years and decades.

SPEAKERS:

Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University; Catherine McClean, Associate Professor, Temple University; Arjumand Siddiqi, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity and Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; and Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health.w

Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 ‘Contact Tracers’ To Battle COVID-19 | WBUR

Public health experts say many more tests will be needed to cover everyone who will be identified by this project. And waiting up to five days for the test's results, as some people still do, is a problem.
"The delay in how long it takes to get the results remains too long to make contact tracing very effective," says Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University.
But Galea notes that testing capability could change any time.
"Yesterday, we probably did not have the tools," he says. "Whether we'll have the tools tomorrow remains to be seen."

Greater Boston Full Show 04/09/20 | WGBH

Although predictions for the national death toll from coronavirus have been adjusted downward in recent days, experts are warning the public that it’s hard to know exactly how deadly the pandemic will be, and that social distancing measures are still needed to try and mitigate the threat.

Closer to home, the numbers for Massachusetts have been adjusted upwards in recent days, with more than 5,500 total deaths in the state expected by late May. Emily Rooney spoke about the projections Sandro Galea, Dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health and co-author of the forthcoming book, ‘Pained: Uncomfortable Conversations About The Public’s Health.’

This is the personal website of Sandro Galea. All photos are taken by Sandro Galea.