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Leveraging technology to create scalable solutions in maternal and child health in India: the ARMMAN story

In Person

ARMMAN is an India-based nonprofit leveraging mHealth technology to create scalable, cost-effective, equity-based and gender-transformative, non-linear, systemic solutions to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in India. Our integrated 360 degree approach leverages deep mobile penetration to provide weekly preventive care information to women so they demand better care during pregnancy and infancy, along … Continue reading "Leveraging technology to create scalable solutions in maternal and child health in India: the ARMMAN story"

Drop-in Mindfulness Session

In Person

Join the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health for a refreshing mindfulness practice on Thursday afternoon, April 25th from 1 pm to 1:50 pm in Kresge, Room 110. The drop-in mindfulness sessions include sitting and walking meditations, learning about mindfulness, and practicing mindfulness to enhance our energy of ease and rest. The practice will start … Continue reading "Drop-in Mindfulness Session"

‘I was obligated to accept’: Coercion and autonomy in global family planning programs 30 years after Cairo

Virtual

Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series on April 25 via Zoom! Leigh Senderowicz, ScD, MPH, will present “‘I was obligated to accept’: Coercion and autonomy in global family planning programs 30 years after Cairo”. Leigh Senderowicz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s … Continue reading "‘I was obligated to accept’: Coercion and autonomy in global family planning programs 30 years after Cairo"

General Body Meeting – April 2024

Virtual In Person

Join Harvard Chan Student Association (HCSA) Officers for a general body meeting, hear updates on HCSA work, bring your concerns or suggestion to the officer board. A light lunch will be provided.

Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness in Massachusetts

Virtual

Research & Practice Seminar Series: Youth Homelessness in Massachusetts Speaker: Alice Colegrove, Director, Homeless Youth Services, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Alice Colegrove directs Homeless Youth Services within the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services and is leading the statewide effort to prevent and end youth homelessness in Boston and … Continue reading "Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness in Massachusetts"