SLU Public Health and Social Justice

09/01/2026

Considering your next step in healthcare or public health?

Join SLU's College of Public Health and Social Justice for a 30-minute webinar, on Friday, September 4 at Noon, designed to help explore graduate education options and discover pathways to align with goals, interests, and career aspirations.

Register: https://loom.ly/u1P__Jg

08/31/2026

Join the The Heartland Center for Population Health and Community Systems Development on Wednesday, September 2 at Noon CST as they host "Nourishing Healthy Starts: Combating Negative Birth Outcomes Through a Food-Is-Medicine Approach."

This webinar will feature Natasha Woodward, MS, MSW, CHLC, Nourishing Healthy Starts Manager at Operation Food Search.

To register and learn more, visit: https://loom.ly/T2AQWg8

08/27/2026

Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice has launched the Healthier STL Scholarship, a new initiative designed to prepare the next generation of public health and health management professionals committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the St. Louis region.

More: https://loom.ly/y7z5grc

The Healthier STL Scholarship is designed to prepare the next generation of public health and health management professionals committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the St. Louis region. It's the third in a series of scholarships at SLU, investing up to $4.4 million a...

08/26/2026

Today, we celebrated Dean Leslie McClure and thanked her for three years of service as Dean of the College for Public Health and Social Justice. Thank you, Leslie!

08/25/2026

CPHSJ students and faculty published the paper "Patient Psychological Safety: A Qualitative Study of Patient Experiences" in Patient Experience Journal, as special issue on rebuilding trust in health care. Health Management and Policy Ph.D. candidate Derick Simmons led the research, which included as co-authors Ryan Valayil (B.S. 2025), Maria Joseph (B.S. 2025), and Ibraheem Jawadi, working along side Cheryl Rathert, Ph.D.

https://loom.ly/DHwENVk

Prior to being published the study was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Copenhagen, Denmark in August, 2025.

There is growing interest in understanding patients' experiences with psychological safety during healthcare encounters. Recent studies reveal that patients describe needing patient psychological safety (PPS) to form connections with their care providers, which are associated with better health outc...

08/19/2026

Focused and ready. Welcome back, CPHSJ Billikens!

08/19/2026

Welcome back, Billikens! The College for Public Health and Social Justice is happy to see ya.

08/17/2026

Welcome to SLU!

08/17/2026

Welcome to SLU, we're happy to have you here at the College for Public Health and Social Justice!