Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
The MAGAZINE of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spring 2010 | www.jhsph.edu
20 Challenges for 2010
Twenty great research challenges for the new decade, from age-old threats to emerging hazards. Nanomaterials, epigenes and aquaculture join familiar challenges like obesity, injuries and HIV in this survey of the new decade's top priorities.
Race vs. Place
Can an integrated neighborhood in Southwest Baltimore help overturn decades of race-based assumptions about the origins of health disparities? Researcher Thomas LaVeist and colleagues have uncovered data that challenge long-held ideas about the role of genetics in disease.
The Devil's Disease
Once rare, dengue fever now threatens 2.5 billion people. Three researchers confront the disease from three different angles. Derek Cummings uses computer models to understand its transmission; Anna Durbin is testing vaccines; and George Dimopoulos is studying what makes the Aedes aegypti mosquito so hospitable to the fearsome virus.
Overhauling Haiti
Following the January 12 earthquake, Haitians and other involved in the recovery efforts are faced with complex questions about how best to rebuild. Three members of the Bloomberg School community ponder three questions about the quake-shattered nation's future.
Family Planning Redux
After a long lull in support, the U.S. is rededicating itself to international family planning with new vigor and funding. "Welcome back to family planning!" researcher Amy Tsui tells the International Family Planning Conference in Kampala.
The Kids Are Alright
Researcher Freya Sonenstein illuminates how adolescents' families and mentors can help them thrive in a messy but wondrous stage of life.
Hear the Future
Dean Michael J. Klag surveys the future in a conversation with Johns Hopkins Public Health editor Brian W. Simpson.
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