Archive: News

• Getting the Story Straight on Menopause: Program Co-Director Comments in New Opinion Piece

  From NPR to Oprah, "menopause awareness and support" bills are popping up in the news. Is this a step forward for women's health, or a step back into medical misinformation? In a new opinion piece

  Category: News Tags: advocacy, gender, Health Justice, program director, Publications, research

• Curious About the HAPI Program? New Info Session Dates Announced!

  Are you passionate about improving healthcare outcomes through advocacy in the heart of national and local efforts? Are you looking to join a community of dedicated public health leaders making syste

  Category: News Tags: admissions, info session, program director, public health

• Health System Performance Unveiled: HAPI Seminar Spotlit in The Hoya

  The Hoya, Georgetown's student newspaper, highlighted our first seminar of the fall semester, "Health System Performance Unveiled" with HAPI faculty member Dr. Vincent Turbat. Dr. Adam Myers, the

  Category: News Tags: program director, Publications, seminar, student spotlight

• Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Limited Benefits, Significant Harms

  Program Co-Director Adriane Fugh-Berman and colleague Dr. Mintzes recently published an editorial in the American Family Physician Journal highlighting the shaky evidence for menopausal hormone thera

  Category: News Tags: health and gender, Health Justice, program director, Publications, research

• Applications Open for Class of 2026-2027

  Applications are now open for our 2026-2027 cohort! Come join a community of public health leaders committed to building a healthcare system that works for everyone. From a small, intimate cohort

  Category: News Tags: admissions, hapi

• 2024 Alumni Employment Report Released

  Big news: the 2024 HAPI Alumni Employment Report is out! We’re proud to release the 2024 HAPI Alumni Employment Report, which highlights the achievements of our talented graduates from Georgetown’

  Category: News Tags: alumni, data, employment report, hapi

• HAPI Student Wins SFS Global Impact Pitch Competition

  The M.S. Health and the Public Interest (HAPI) program heartily congratulates Jackson Hoffman on both representing the Graduate School at the annual CASE workshop and winning a first-place grant at t

  Category: News Tags: advocacy, award, science, student award, student spotlight

• Ukraine, “Single Biggest Loser?” Anya Hirschfeld ’24 on USAID Budget Cuts

  Amid sweeping budget cuts, Ukraine has become the “single biggest loser” of USAID funding…and its healthcare workers are feeling the strain. Last week, Anya Hirschfeld (MS ‘24) published an articl

  Category: News Tags: advocacy, Health Justice, Publications, student spotlight

• Application Deadline Extended to May 1st, 2025

  Given the reduction in federal workforce, we recognize that career plans for both working professionals and graduating students may be changing. As such, we are pleased to extend our regular decision

  Category: News Tags: admissions, announcements, deadline extension

• Changing Cultural Norms: HAPI Alum Anya Hirschfeld Published in Think Global Health

  When [Peru] released its first dataset in 2015, the numbers painted a grim picture: IPV [intimate partner violence] rates nearly three times the global average and widespread femicide...Although the

  Category: News Tags: gender, global health, Publications, research, student spotlight