HSPH WEB SEMINARS
Childhood Obesity: Causes and Opportunities for Prevention
April 19, 2007
HSPH Professor Steven Gortmaker's more than 20 years of pediatric obesity research includes the first study documenting the childhood obesity epidemic, and the first longitudinal studies documenting the impact of television viewing and sugar sweetened beverage consumption on youth obesity. In this presentation, he discusses his research and answers questions about current issues in childhood obesity prevention.
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The Skinny on Trans Fats
March 14, 2007
The war against harmful trans fats is heating up. All packaged foods in the United States are now required to list them on nutrition labels and cities across the country are following New York’s lead in banning trans fats from their restaurants. But many consumers still have questions. Just how bad are trans fats? What foods are they in? Why is it important to limit them in restaurants and how will these bans be enforced? In this interactive online presentation aimed at a general audience, Harvard nutrition expert Dr. Walter Willett and Legal Seafoods CEO Roger Berkowitz will explain the science behind the trans fat problem and how it is impacting what we eat. There will be a Q&A following the presentation.
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Humanitarian Crises: Challenges for the 21st Century
Whether it is Hurricane Katrina or conflict in the Sudan's Darfur region, aid workers are called upon to provide massive humanitarian aid amid unimaginable chaos. As co-directors of Harvard's Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), Dr. Jennifer Leaning, professor of the practice of international health at the Harvard School of Public Health, and Dr. Michael Van Rooyen, chief of International Health and Humanitarian Programs Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, have worked throughout the world in conflict and crisis, and are developing programs and research which will enable aid workers to learn from past humanitarian crises and be more effective when the next disaster strikes. They also are gathering data crucial to helping affected populations rebuild their lives. In this presentation as they describe the challenges ahead and the ways in which HHI is advancing the science and practice of humanitarian response worldwide.
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Bird Flu: Public Health and Pandemics
May 16, 2006
In this seminar, Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II Professor of Public Health, explains what is known about the threat of a bird flu pandemic and the role of public health in addressing this problem.
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Q&A on bird flu.
Occupational Health in China: Opportunities for Global Companies
October 24, 2005
Industrial accidents in China are rising substantially every year. The good news is that most occupational injuries and diseases are preventable. In this seminar, a panel of HSPH and corporate experts explain best practices for protecting workers and your company's bottom line.
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NEWS
$100 M unites Boston and New York scientists in battle against cancer
In one of the largest philanthropic gifts ever for cancer research, The
Starr Foundation announced today a $100 million award to fund a
five-year consortium spanning five leading biomedical institutions in
Boston and New York that is aimed at harnessing the power of genomic
technology for the understanding and treatment of cancer. The Broad
Institute of MIT and Harvard will join forces with four New York
research centers — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Weill Medical College of Cornell University – in the newly created Starr Cancer Consortium. The five-year consortium will fund collaborative projects among these institutions. Read the full article.
Public Health Foundation of India launched
The Harvard School of Public Health has collaborated with the Indian government, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other public and private partners to form the Public Health Foundation of India. Read the full article.
Initiative brings officials from Chinese central and provincial ministries of health to HSPH
To better tackle the health issues facing its population and
potentially the global community, 28 Chinese government officials from
the central and provincial ministries of health attended a new senior
health executive training program at HSPH in August. The training
program is part of the HSPH China Initiative, launched last year. The
initiative brings together Chinese government officials and university
scholars at the Ministry of Health, the Central Party School, Tsinghua
University, and other institutions with HSPH faculty to collaborate on
China's continued progress by addressing these and other threats to the
health of the Chinese people. Read the full article.
Read more about HSPH's China Initiative.
Read more about program founder Dr. Yuanli Liu.
Supporting International Students
Corporate support to the Harvard School of Public Health's Pharmacoepidemiology program helps train future international leaders in drug safety. Read the full article.
Sharing Diverse Perspectives
The Harvard-Schering Plough Workshop for biostatisticians tackles current issues in drug safety. Read the full article.
Changing Societal Norms
The Harvard School of Public Health-MetLife Foundation Initiative on Retirement and Civic Engagement aims to spark public dialogue on life after age 60. Read the full article.
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