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Practice Spotlight: Karolína Gogoláková

Public Health Policy and Management
August 20, 2026
Karolína Gogoláková is unafraid to introduce herself and ask questions, making her well-suited to a focus in her MPH studies on Health Policy and Management.
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The Cavalry is Coming

Public Health Policy and Management
November 13, 2020

 

As the English theologian Thomas Fuller was long ago credited with saying, “The darkest hour is just before the dawn.”

In testimony after his dismissal in May, Dr. Rick Bright, the embattled

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The Elephant in the Room

Public Health Policy and Management
November 6, 2020

 

We lost a public health hero this week, Dr. Philip Lee, who fought tirelessly throughout his career for policies that made sense — among them the creation of Medicare and rational pharmaceutical

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The Anatomy of Contagion

Public Health Policy and Management
October 9, 2020

 

We’ve seen the pictures of beach-goers, bar patrons and street parties with revelers packed in, ignoring social distancing and only occasionally wearing masks. We’ve read about the August wedding


 

Sidebar:

Here is how behavior results in contagion and death:

For a primer on how the virus reproduces, Dr. Danielle Ompad, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at GPH kindly provided this brief

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It's Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves!

Public Health Policy and Management
September 11, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton welcomes the entire GPH community back to campus — whether they’re here physically or virtually.
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Student Highlight: Answering the Call to Serve

Public Health Policy and Management
July 29, 2020
MPH candidate Daniel Okpare jumps at the opportunity to put his public health expertise to use in becoming a contact tracer for New York City's COVID-19 tracking initiative.
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In Memoriam: Two Civil Rights Icons

Public Health Policy and Management
July 24, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton sends a message to the GPH community mourning the passing of John Lewis and C.T. Vivian.
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Protesting for Change in America

Public Health Policy and Management
June 5, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton discusses the ultimate social determinant of health and what we can do to advocate for change in America.
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A Message from the Dean: Standing Against Racism

Public Health Policy and Management
June 1, 2020
Dean Cheryl Healton speaks out against racism and encourages the public health community to join the battle to end racism and other forms of intolerance here and around the world.
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COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Small Primary Care Practices

Public Health Policy and Management
May 21, 2020
Dr. Donna Shelley discusses the economic threat to thousands of independent primary care practices in NYC as a result of COVID-19.
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