Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH

public health scientist, dentist & postdoc @JohnsHopkinsSPH studying systems, policy & implementation in NCD prevention / made in 🇮🇳 🇺🇸

[Hasan Merali, MD @Hasan_Merali]

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Johns Hopkins Global Road Safety Institute Leadership Course. This program brings together leaders from across the globe to strengthen local leadership and advance road safety initiatives.

I spoke about seatbelt and child restraint use based on our recently published research. Road traffic injuries remain the leading cause of death worldwide for children over the age of 5. Simple interventions such as seatbelts and child restraints could save thousands of lives, yet they remain underused in many settings.

We still have a long way to go, but I’m optimistic that through collaborations like these, combined with meaningful improvements in legislation, enforcement, and public awareness campaigns, we can continue to make a real impact on child safety worldwide.

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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: https://t.co/blCD6vkvda

#chronicdiseases #healthoutcomes

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

📣 Read our new paper: Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, allostatic load, and income inequality in US adults aged 20 and older https://t.co/y765ZzXjGV @BSPH_HPM @HOSZARE @HopkinsCHDS #chronicdiseases #medicine #publichealth

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

🚨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
https://t.co/LxYsJ7kuSx

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

📢 Read our new paper: State-by-State Review: The Spread of Law Enforcement Accountability Policies https://t.co/16WsPGpDmG #mdpisocsci via @SocSci_MDPI #publichealth #populationhealth @BSPH_HPM @HOSZARE

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

https://t.co/giNexqVNOZ

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Aamir Javaid, MD @aamirjavaidmd]

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:

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

@saad_jav @saferoadtravel @CathySilberman @RsobelSobel @HopkinsINJURIES @HopkinsIHHS @JohnsHopkinsIH @saad_jav email at [email protected]

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Global Road Safety Leadership Institute @GlobalRSLI]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

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

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

@BSPH_HPM @HopkinsCHDS

[Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH @khushbubalsara]

To read more: https://t.co/ogLskpC9oS

#obesity #incomeinequality