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Dr. Price providing testimony

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
kfackelmannatgwu [dot] edu

 

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Professor Receives Prestigious Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Fellowship

Melissa Perry, ScD, MHS, has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen ELAM Fellowship.

The Biostatistics Center to Coordinate National Study on Cesareans and Opioid Use

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEPT. 26, 2019) - The Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU Network), which includes The Biostatistics Center based at ...

Community Health Centers Continue Steady Growth But Challenges Loom

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 26, 2019) – More than 28 million people, one in 12 nationwide, received care at one of the nation’s 1,362 ...

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.