Successes
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![Person walking in front of a mural](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/successes_hero_web-e1684864590713.jpg)
![School air quality sensor](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BPS-air-quality-sensor_crop-640x364.jpg)
When caregivers meet with teachers, they want all the details on how their children are doing in school: Are they making friends? What subjects do they need a little extra…
![BUSPH and Chicago Tribune partner to map heat risk in Chicago](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/chicago-pinned-map-e1688563830254-640x330.jpg)
A timely collaboration between the School of Public Health’s Center for Climate and Health and the Chicago Tribune, facilitated by idea hub, resulted in “the most comprehensive maps available to…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantially greater use of health-related online resources and more time spent in online environments. More than half of people in the US go online…
![working to understand the needs of kids dealing with mental and behavioral health challenges](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ideahub-blog-kids-mental-and-behavioral-health-study-success-story-640x364.jpg)
Youth with unmet mental, behavioral, and emotional health needs disproportionally end up in the juvenile justice system either in the custody of the Department of Children and Families or incarcerated…
![extreme heat exposure reduction through long term relationships with Chelsea and East Boston](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ideahub-blog-extreme-heat-exposure-reduction-768x410-1-640x364.jpg)
For years, the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has fostered collaborations with local communities to better understand and address health needs, challenges, and opportunities for innovative solutions. As…
![Extreme heat may affect younger adults more than seniors](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/extreme-heat-young-adults-cropped-e1638827517949-640x364.jpg)
Through data provided by OptumLabs, BUSPH researchers found that days of extreme heat were associated with a higher risk of emergency department visits for any cause, heat-related illness, renal disease,…
![google climate health success story](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/climate-health-success-story-wellenius-1-e1611676039408-640x364.jpg)
What COVID-19 policies actually work? A collaboration between BUSPH and Google researched which government policies work best in preventing the spread of the disease.
![Starbucks/SPH partnership tracks COVID policy](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Starbucks-barista-idea-hub-640x364.jpg)
Through a partnership with Starbucks and SPH idea hub, students tracked COVID policies affecting retail businesses and restaurants to reference as they facilitate store re-openings and implement safety protocols.
![A cigarette](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/successes_hero_smoke_web-640x364.jpg)
The US HUD mandated all public housing units be smoke-free by 2018. BUSPH worked to create a toolkit for 2,700 public housing units to adapt to smoke-free regulations.
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Women are waiting longer to have children, however research into factors associated with modern fertility has been scarce. BUSPH investigates oral contraceptive use and biomarkers to help predict fertility.
![A boy and girl writing at school](https://www.ideahub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/success_story_web-640x364.jpg)
Annual expenses for young people with diabetes is over $1.8 billion. Dr. Wang uses mobile health interventions that enhance parent and child diabetes self-management to reduce this cost burden.