Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH

Shared our study at #APHA2025: higher minimum wages & better food access reduce obesity, while income inequality raises it. Policy matters for population health! @BSPH_HPM @HopkinsCHDS Full paper: doi.org/10.1007/s40615… #chronicdiseases #healthoutcomes

Full house at the APHA Cancer Forum Coffee Talk! ☕️ So grateful to moderate such a fun, idea-filled session. #APHA2025 @PublicHealth @APHACancerForum #chronicdiseases #cancerprevention

Proud to be part of such a dedicated team! @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkinsIH @HopkinsIHHS @HopkinsINJURIES #publichealth #healthsystems #NPAW2025

📣 Read our new paper: Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, allostatic load, and income inequality in US adults aged 20 and older sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @BSPH_HPM @HOSZARE @HopkinsCHDS #chronicdiseases #medicine #publichealth

@panagis21 @HopkinsMedicine Thank you Dr G! Always fun and grateful to work with you

@khushbubalsara @HopkinsMedicine Strong work!

🚨New Publication Alert: Disruption and recovery in physical and mental health, body mass index and smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic: a trend analysis of US BRFSS data from 2016 to 2022 @panagis21 @HopkinsMedicine bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/e0…

Excited to be presenting at #APHA2025 in Washington, D.C. this November! 🇺🇸 #publichealth

📢 Read our new paper: State-by-State Review: The Spread of Law Enforcement Accountability Policies mdpi.com/3436284 #mdpisocsci via @SocSci_MDPI #publichealth #populationhealth @BSPH_HPM @HOSZARE

Excited to share our latest publication on building trauma and injury research capacity in Vietnam through the JHU–Hanoi TRIP initiative. @HopkinsINJURIES @HopkinsIHHS @BioMedCentral #globalhealth link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Fellows got hands-on experience with bleeding control today, including emergency protocols, the ABCs & tourniquet use @HopkinsINJURIES @JohnsHopkinsIH @HopkinsMedicine #globalhealth

Welcoming our fellows at @HopkinsBayview @HopkinsINJURIES as they learn about PM&R, rehabilitation, and disability care. #injuryprevention

In the 1960s, a young cardiologist came to the US with a radical dream. He wanted to build a device that could shock the heart back to life - from inside the body. Everyone told him it was insane. They laughed. They rejected him. He built it anyway. Here's his story:

@saad_jav @saferoadtravel @CathySilberman @RsobelSobel @HopkinsINJURIES @HopkinsIHHS @JohnsHopkinsIH @saad_jav email at jhsph.iiru@jhu.edu

@khushbubalsara @saferoadtravel @CathySilberman @RsobelSobel @HopkinsINJURIES @HopkinsIHHS @JohnsHopkinsIH Greetings Dr. balsara. Congratulations on the wonderful achievement. Can you please give me some insights on how to collaborate with Hopkins Injuries? We've been working in the domain of Prehospital care and would love an opportunity to work alongside you guys

At @saferoadtravel with our brilliant fellows exchanging ideas and deepening our commitment to injury prevention. #GlobalHealth @CathySilberman @RsobelSobel @HopkinsINJURIES @HopkinsIHHS @JohnsHopkinsIH

So excited to teach 4 workshops this summer - always a highlight of my year! We’ve 10 fellows joining us! (5 from 🇻🇳 & 🇹🇿) @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkinsIH @HopkinsIHHS @HopkinsINJURIES

The Global Road Safety Leadership Course team is thrilled to welcome the 2025 cohort of participants! We can't wait to connect with change-makers from around the world, ready to learn, lead, and make a difference. Safe travels, and see you soon! ✈️ #GRSLC2025 | #BIGRS

@panagis21 This warms my heart. Congratulations to you both! 🥳🥳

Three years ago I took on a mentee from a rural Appalachian region in Kentucky. Brought them to Hopkins, provided mentorship and research opportunities. Today, he emails me that he got into FOUR MEDICAL SCHOOLS (two of which are MD-PhD programs). Invest in people 🥹

@panagis21 Can’t wait! So stoked for you 🥳🥳

10 years in the making of my experience and work… 1.5 years of writing… 6 months of updating the edits… All leading to… My book is officially approved and forthcoming 😊 🥹 More to come!!!

@BSPH_HPM @HopkinsCHDS

To read more: researchgate.net/publication/38… #obesity #incomeinequality