Why Health? Reimagining What We Think About When We Think About Health
A talk by Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH; inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health and Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor of Public Health
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
4 p.m. | Graham Chapel
registration required | space is limited
We are at a pivot point for health. We are exiting the acute COVID-19 period with a dramatic loss in public trust. We also are heading into a new federal administration that promises to change many long-familiar structures that affect health. How then do we, in this moment, reimagine our approach to health? Galea argues that we must start by celebrating our achievements in health, and move to rethink our foundational values, the costs we are willing to pay for health, the actions that generate our health, the potential and limits of science, and to surface — and face — uncomfortable ideas for health.
Sandro Galea is the is the inaugural Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health and the Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis. He has been named an epidemiology innovator by Time, a top voice in health care by LinkedIn, and is one of the most cited social scientists in the world. His writing and work are featured regularly in national and global media. He came to WashU from Boston University School of Public Health, where he was the school’s dean. A native of Malta, he served as a field physician for Doctors Without Borders. He also held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, University of Michigan and the New York Academy of Medicine.
Assembly Series programming is supported by WashU's ten-year strategic vision, Here and Next, designed to mobilize research, education, and patient care to establish WashU and St. Louis as a global hub for transformative solutions to the deepest societal challenges. When we bring our community together around topics that expand our knowledge and our perspectives, we stimulate the open, vibrant environment that will make our strategic vision possible.
Assembly Series programs are always free and open to the public, although seating is limited. No large bags or backpacks will be allowed into the event. Parking is available in the Danforth University Garage located at Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace Avenue.
This event is made possible by the Office of the Provost and the School of Public Health
Questions? Contact us at specialevents@wustl.edu or 314-935-6845
