A paper by Visiting Scholar Irene Vidal and colleagues suggests schools can play an important role in improving how children and adolescents eat. After reviewing 65 studies on school food interventions across Europe, Vidal and...

New research shows household food waste is far less steady from day to day than single surveys suggest, with most families shifting between low and high discard patterns over two weeks. The paper, co-authored by...

CUNY SPH is delighted to announce the appointment of Jaclyn (Jackie) Novak to the administration as senior associate dean for administration, effective Monday, May 4. Jackie is a higher education leader and scholar-practitioner with more...

Ambrosia Beckford is part of the first cohort of students to participate in the Sexual and Reproductive Justice & Health (SRJH) MPH curriculum. From undergraduate degrees at Brooklyn College and an MPH at CUNY SPH...

Research led by Associate Professor Sasha Fleary demonstrates how public libraries can strengthen their role as trusted health spaces by adopting organizational health literacy principles. Along with co-authors Kevin Sifa Gonzalez of Queens Public Library...

A new paper, co-authored by Associate Professor Nevin Cohen and colleagues from an NSF-funded study examines how much low-tech urban agriculture could realistically expand in five global cities: New York City, London, Paris, Dortmund in...

New York, NY | April 28, 2026: A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging assumptions...

A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that telehealth remains an important and valued care option for sexual and gender minority adults, particularly for those seeking privacy, convenience, and affirming care. The qualitative study, led...

Author Bruce Y. Lee explains the term "choremancing" and how it's becoming popular in the world of dating.

A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that telehealth remains an important and valued care option for sexual and gender minority adults, particularly for those seeking privacy, convenience, and affirming care. The qualitative study, led...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced East Harlem's La Marqueta will be the home of the Big Apple's first city-owned and operated grocery store​.

A population-based study published in Social Science & Medicine examined serious psychological distress, unmet treatment needs, and help-seeking among Asian American adults in NYC. Led by Dr. Thinh Toan Vu at the NYC Department of...

It's not just families that are navigating higher grocery bills -- organizations that work to alleviate food insecurity are also finding themselves in a tricky spot.

Editorial calls for greater responsibility in protecting the quality and integrity of scientific information amid rising technological and political pressures New York, NY | April 8, 2026: Editors of 20 medical, scientific, and health journals...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships will hold a virtual public webinar on January 21, 2026, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET. Speakers will explore how to help different audiences understand and learn how to evaluate and assess AI generated nutrition evidence. The video recording will be available approximately 10 days after the event.

CUNY SPH researchers have identified significant gaps in HPV vaccination rates between students with and without autism in New York City public schools. The new study, led by CUNY SPH epidemiology alumnae Abigail Lyons and Mansi Mhatre,...

In the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings published Tuesday, CUNY SPH stands at #18 out of 224 ranked schools and programs of public health in the United States, featuring among the top 8%....

CUNY SPH is proud to announce the launch of a new accelerated Master of Public Health (MPH) program, offering students the opportunity to earn a graduate degree from a top-ranked school of public health in...

In the face of death and disease, global health workers struggle to keep hope alive.

Podcast Episode · ReGEN Podcast · March 4 · 43m

A decade of research from the Center for Systems and Community Design (CSCD) at CUNY SPH helped inform New York City’s new $50 million plan to reconstruct 10 parks in underserved neighborhoods. The effort extends...

Global maternal and child health is already in crisis. Hundreds of thousands of preventable pregnancy-related deaths occur annually, and progress to address maternal mortality has stalled globally. Now, the Trump administration’s expanded global gag rule—which took effect last week—will accelerate this already dangerous backslide. The global gag rule, or Mexico City Policy, has long functioned as a financial chokehold, barring U.S. aid to international organizations that offer abortion counseling or referrals, even with non-U.S. sources. In its most sweeping expansion to date, the policy...

New York City’s Green Carts program provides a vital source of affordable fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods, but ongoing challenges threaten the program’s future. According to a new study from the CUNY Urban Food Policy...

We are seeing yet another example of state-sanctioned violence against the reproductive futures of those deemed outside the national body.

Older Americans with oropharyngeal and oral cancers face high medical costs but are missing out on needed dental care, according to a new study by Associate Professor Onur Baser and colleagues. The study, published in...

Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

Season 9 is off to an exceptionally strong start with our recent discussion with Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health. Dr. Freudenberg is Senior Faculty Fellow and co-founder of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute (www.cunyurbanfoodpolicy.org). He is a leading expert in Commercial Determinants of Health, authoring two key books in the field; At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (Oxford, 2021) and Lethal but Legal: Corporations, Consumption, and Protecting Public...

A new study led by researchers from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) finds that the 2025 freeze on U.S. foreign assistance triggered disruptions to HIV services, medications, labs, and clinic...

Last month, Associate Professor Sean J. Haley attended the 2026 Fulbright Gala Presentation Dinner in Canberra, Australia where he was recognized for his Fulbright award by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural...

CEO Stephane Bancel said the letter refusing review did not cite 'any safety or efficacy concerns'.

As ongoing collaborators with NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), CUNY SPH and the NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute (PRI) enthusiastically promote the health network’s newly-launched tool to help clinicians, public health officials, and emergency management...

A new citywide study reveals that New York City adults with multiple chronic diseases are significantly more likely to report mental health treatment utilization, though the strength of this relationship varies across race and ethnicity,...

Following a rigorous review process led by CUNY’s Office of Academic Innovation Implementation, CUNY SPH faculty have been awarded a total of $121,750 in AI Innovation Fund grants. The projects were s...

In partnership with the University of Alcalá (UAH) in Madrid, CUNY SPH offers a semester study abroad fellowship program for master’s students in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Community Health tracks. The fellowship offers students...

The Center for Innovation in Mental Health (CIMH) at CUNY SPH recently participated in the Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum 2026, held in Iloilo City, Philippines. As the world’s largest gathering of mental health civil...

A new international study suggests most clinical artificial intelligence (AI) tools are not yet ready for safe, equitable use at the bedside. In a scoping review published in Medical Research Archives, researchers including CUNY SPH...

A study by researchers from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute gauges how an initiative in New York’s Hudson Valley is helping farmers and community organizations build more equitable regional food systems and advance food...

A new national study of Medicaid enrollees finds that postpartum depression (PPD) rose significantly among women and adolescents living in low‑income areas of states that banned or severely restricted abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

Far fewer people than expected began taking injectable PrEP in the first few years since its approval. A recent article in JAIDS explores--what's going on?

Curbing transmission of the deadly disease will be particularly challenging with vaccine skeptics in charge of public health, experts say.