“No disaster is ever really over when the storm breaks or the curve is flattened. After Hurricane Ike in 2008, 5% of people in Texas affected by the storm met the criteria for major depressive disorder during the following month, and later research found that “post-disaster stressors” — including job loss, marital stress, and displacement — were linked to PTSD symptoms over the following 18 months. “Getting kids back into school, paying rent, taking care of parents, those stressors actually extend [the trauma] and increase the likelihood of mental illness,” says Galea.”
Mass. Begins Releasing Race Data On Coronavirus, But Only A Third of Cases Have Info | WBUR
"I think if the data are correct and stay correct in Massachusetts, I think that would reflect the fact that Massachusetts is doing better than other states," said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health.
He stressed, though, that there needs to be more data.
Province spending $5M to boost virtual mental health supports for British Columbians | CBC
“Sandro Galea, dean at Boston University's School of Public Health, told CBC News those with a history of mental illness and other marginalized people are more at risk, but pandemic-related stressors like job loss and poor health will affect the broader population.
"I think it's actually very important that we are recognizing that mental illness is going to be the next wave of this epidemic and I think it's very important that we de-stigmatize mental illness," Galea said.
Galea said uncertainty around when life will return to normal, in particular, has driven anxiety to a head. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said Canadians need to prepare for the long haul, with a number of smaller waves of outbreaks expected for months after the country has passed its initial peak.”
Coronavirus disproportionately hitting blacks and Latinos | CommonWealth Magazine
“We cannot have a conversation about coronavirus without talking about those who are bearing most of the brunt of its consequences,” Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, said more than two weeks ago on the Codcast. “We have a country that is best described as having health haves and health have-nots, and the health have-nots, which are, depending on how you count, the poorest 50 percent or the poorest 80 percent of the population, are going to also suffer most of the consequences of this, of the coronavirus and the approaches to mitigate it.”
COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental Health Consequences and Implications | Boston University School of Public Health
Our Coronavirus Seminar Series addresses different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing together experts to discuss the causes and consequences of this global pandemic. The seminars aim to provide our community and the public with state-of-the-science information about the pandemic and its intersection with public health and keep us all connected to one another during this time.
Facebook Live: COVID-19 'Ask Me Anything' with Sandro Galea | April 8, 2020
We’re Leaning on Delivery Apps to Get Through This – and We May Never Stop | OneZero
“Certain people will be more traumatized than others. “The populations most at risk are, sadly, the populations who are always at risk. They are the marginalized, the vulnerable,” says Sandro Galea, a professor of public health at Boston University who has studied the psychological effects of quarantine on SARS survivors. “After Hurricane Katrina, for example, race and socioeconomic factors played a role in shaping depression risk.”
SPH Dean Galea highlighted by LinkedIn | BU Today
“No surprise that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, LinkedIn has put out a list naming a dozen “Top Voices in health care that you should be following now.” No surprise either that number 11 on the list was Sandro Galea, dean of the BU School of Public Health and Robert A. Knox Professor, named for what he shares on the platform about the pandemic’s impact on society and the health gaps it intensifies.”
The 12 Top Voices in health care that you should be following now | LinkedIn
Every year, we publish Top Voices to surface the professionals whose posts, videos, articles or comments most light up quality conversations in their industries. As COVID-19 spreads across the U.S. and upends our personal and work lives, getting updates from trusted experts in health care is more important now than ever — and this group provides just that. There’s a former director of the CDC, the founder of a telehealth company and doctors documenting what they’re experiencing in hospitals around the country. In addition to saving lives and coming up with innovative solutions to help combat this pandemic, they’re sharing their experiences and expertise to help keep us safe and informed. They’re shedding light on the struggles they’re facing, reminding us about the importance of social distancing and revealing key insights about the virus.
Why Charlie Baker Thinks 'Contact Tracing' Cases May Help Mass. Slow - Or Stop - COVID-19 | WBUR
The State of the U.S. Health Infrastructure (Podcast) | Bloomberg Radio
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, talks about the U.S. public health infrastructure and dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Mystery of ‘Excess Fatality’ | New York Magazine
“Italy faced a bit of a perfect storm in the regions where there were a lot of undiagnosed cases very quickly: a lot of people affected, unfavorable demographics, a health system that didn’t have the flexibility to deal with the excess cases,” said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University School of Public Health. “They are now beginning to see a rise in incidents and morbidity and mortality associated with non-coronavirus-related illness. By the way, it would not be shocking if we had that as well, if coronavirus completely transfixes our own health system.”
Months-long isolation will take its toll on people's mental health, experts say | CBC Vancouver
“Sandro Galea, dean at Boston University's School of Public Health, says the isolation as well as the uncertainty about how long it will last and how the pandemic will play out can all contribute to increased anxiety.
"We humans are ultimately social. We're social creatures and we do need interaction — physical and social — with others.”
Why Charlie Baker thinks ‘Contact Tracing’ Cases May help Mass. Slow- Or Stop - COVID-19 | WBUR
“Public health experts say many more are needed to cover everyone who will be identified by this project. And waiting up to five days for 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,” said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University.
But Galea noted that could change any time.”
“Yesterday, we probably did not have the tools,” he said. “Whether we’ll have the tools tomorrow remains to be seen.”
Compassion Is the Sixth Sense Humanity Needs | Thrive Global
In a recent article, Sandro Galea, Dean of Boston University School of Public Health, called for love, “not just to address the threat of COVID19, but to lay the foundation for a world where a disease like this cannot find its footing.” COVID-19 is the public health challenge of our time, and we have failed to learn from the hard-won progress in other countries, or be warned by their suffering, in part because of a lack of a world-embracing vision grounded in compassion. Love and compassion are at times perceived as blinkering, but in reality, it is a lack of them that has blinkered us as individuals and societies, to the real suffering we allow to occur around us, and to the global nature of the problems we face. Restructuring our societies in ways that give collective expression to compassion would not only be more just, but would do much to improve disease surveillance and prevention, by acknowledging the reality of our interconnectedness, rather than the illusion of our distance.
Sharecare launches national survey to study impact of COVID-19 on community well-being | PR Newswire
“Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced the public launch of a national survey it developed in partnership with Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, to better understand community well-being and behavior change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Promoted in collaboration with Publicis Health Media (PHM), Sharecare's "Flatten the Curve" survey has already been completed by 10,000 respondents and is the latest among numerous tools and resources the digital health company has developed to better inform Americans about the pandemic and empower them to reduce the spread of COVID-19.”
Coronavirus Seminar Series: Politics, Health and Coronavirus | Boston University School of Public Health
Facebook Live: COVID-19 'Ask Me Anything' with Sandro Galea | April 1, 2020
Coronavirus Seminar Series: Mental Health in a Time of Crisis | Boston University School of Public Health
Federal pandemic money fell for years. Trumps budgets didn’t help | PolitiFact
“Over the years, Washington put more emphasis on fighting predictable problems, like the seasonal flu, and outright aggression in the form of chemical, biological and radiological terrorism.
Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health, said people like him have been hamstrung in the debate.
"Public health has been on the defensive," Galea said. "There's been no space except for talk of bioterrorism. The discussion about investing in the public health system has been utterly sidelined."