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Deborah Prothrow-Stith, the former Massachusetts commissioner of public health, has been named an assistant dean at the School of Public Health, University officials announced yesterday...
...Prothrow-Stith, filling a newly created post, will be in charge of seeking volunteer and research opportunities for students and faculty in government and community programs. The new dean said in an interview yesterday that she will also work to develop better health education programs in public schools...
...concern that an innocent man not be prosecuted. That was scant consolation to Boston's black community, which had felt persecuted for more than two months as the result of a lie. Boston N.A.A.C.P. president Louis Elisa decried "the lynch- mob mentality" ignited by the case. The Rev. Charles Stith, a prominent leader in the black community, accused local news media of "overkill" that whipped up racial tensions with biased accounts of "the worst of what black people are supposed to be." Elisa demanded an apology from Mayor Raymond Flynn, who had earlier called Stuart a hero. The mayor...
...four-person panel, entitled "AIDS DrugTrials: Racing Against Time," was the second in aseries of monthly discussions sponsored by theHarvard AIDS Institute. About 150 people attendedthe presentation, which was moderated by Dr.Deborah Prothrow-Stith, the former Massachusettscommissioner of public health
...intervention, the greater the chance of success. All youngsters could also benefit from improved sex-education programs that explore the emotional as well as the mechanical aspects of sex. Some schools have begun offering special courses in preventing violence. A ten-session curriculum, designed by Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, the Massachusetts commissioner of public health, is being used in several high schools in Boston, Detroit and Denver. "We tell them anger is potentially constructive but they need to learn how to handle it," explains Prothrow-Stith. Students examine how fights begin and analyze videotapes of arguments...