SPECIAL ISSUE 2013       THE MAGAZINE OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Johns Hopkins Public Health Online: The Death Issue This special issue is about humanity's most intimate, democratic adversary. Whether it's from the 30,000-foot population level or a painfully personal perspective, public health experts must engage daily with death to save lives. Read how researchers and practitioners probe, investigate, understand and fight death. DEATH AND DATA "It Would Break Your Heart" Is there a cancer cluster in Frederick, Maryland and what's the cause? A Sip of Water A surgeon confronts a wounded deer—and his own limitations. The Mathematics of Mortality A conversation about the art and science of demography. Preventing suicide Finding solutions to gun violence DEATH AND THE LIFESPAN Maternity's Thin Line Researchers speak out for the largely neglected "near misses." Death, Reimagined How a public health perspective killed our romantic view of death. No Death, No Life A conversation about the life–affirming nature of cell death. Making palliative care a public health issue (finally) Uncovering five notorious killers DEATH AND LEARNING Lessons from the Dead How forensic insights fuel injury prevention research. Since Her Death When a classmate takes her own life, worlds shatter. Rx for Survival A conversation about prescription drug abuse. Using verbal autopsies to fill a void Halving child mortality in Niger ONLINE EXTRAS Alumni share a trove of personal essays, poems and other reflections. Students from Burma, Mexico and the U.S. share cultural perspectives of death. Finding the poetry of life in the struggle against death. OPEN MIKE To save lives, public health experts must rely on both sides of the brain. AFTERWORDS A special issue on death? The editor owes you an explanation. CODA Why Emily Dickinson invites us to smile at death. Read More: magazine.jhsph.edu
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