School of Public Health

WashU researchers urge institutions to reward implementation science that demonstrates benefit, improves health, reduces inequities and justifies research investment.

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, an assistant professor at the WashU School of Public Health, is working to shape young people’s lives by developing ways to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Those behaviors can pay dividends from better learning to preventing chronic disease down the road.

Research co-authored by Sandro Galea of WashU’s School of Public Health links rising family care responsibilities and unpaid medical bills to housing instability and population health risks.

Analysis spanning 16 nations finds households integrated into communities build jobs, savings and stability over time.

A gift from Ann and Tony Ryan launches a School of Public Health initiative tackling global health challenges — from maternal well-being and mental health to chronic disease and climate resilience.

New findings reveal how pandemic-era policies and widespread Medicaid removals fueled a sharp rise in Affordable Care Act enrollment.

Two projects connect local growers, educators and clinicians to nourish communities, strengthen health systems and support well-being across generations.

National experts — including WashU’s Sandro Galea — call for rethinking firearm violence as a preventable public-health crisis and investing in community, technology and research to create lasting safety.

The People’s Report Card, released by WashU’s QuEST Center and School of Public Health, grades U.S. health care on quality, cost, confidence and leadership.

WashU’s Prevention Research Center delivered its Evidence-Based Public Health training in Puerto Rico, strengthening local health workforce capacity to tackle chronic disease and limited resources.