School Notes: School of Public Health
January/February 2026

Dean chats with head of YAA

Two years into her term as dean of the Yale School of Public Health, Megan L. Ranney sat down with Yale Alumni Association executive director Alison Cole ’99 for a wide-ranging discussion about the school’s newfound independence, her priorities, and how Yale alumni can best support the school, its students, and public health.

During the 20-minute episode of Yale Afternoons with Alison, Ranney encouraged Yale alumni to be public health ambassadors in their communities. The YSPH website and social media platforms often provide information sheets and other resources about vaccines, firearm injury prevention, fluoride, and other public health topics to help people discuss these issues knowledgeably with their neighbors and friends. 

Visit the YAA website to hear more of the conversation in this lively and informative episode of Yale Afternoons with Alison.

YSPH launches new health data platform

The Yale School of Public Health has launched a new online health data platform called PopHIVE that provides users with a broad array of near-real-time health data from multiple sources across the country. It’s designed to help people—from policy makers and journalists to clinicians and public health workers—explore, understand, and act on public health trends. The public can use it to find out about health trends happening in their community.

PopHIVE, an acronym for Population Health Information and Visualization Exchange, was created by a team of clinicians, public health practitioners, scientists, and other collaborators. Drawing from such sources as the CDC, EPIC, and national virus and immunization surveillance systems, the platform provides detailed de-identified data on such topics as chronic and infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, and child immunizations. In the future, the platform will also include data on injury and overdose and on youth well-being.