NEW Book: Health Disparities & the Body Politic
published by the Harvard School of Public Health

WARNING: Social inequality may be harmful to your health. It increases the burden of disability and disease in communities and cuts short lives. Economic deprivation, discrimination, lack of access to health services, and violation or neglect of human rights all play a part in shaping population health.

Yet, despite centuries of evidence on the toll of adverse living and working conditions on health, only been in the past decade has concern with social inequalities in health become part of the mainstream public health agenda.

To explore the role that governments and engaged communities can play in reducing and rectifying social inequities in health worldwide, the Harvard School of Public Health is hosting a three-part symposium series.

Thursday, March 3, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Harvard Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston "Spreading the Health: GovernmentÌs Role in Addressing Health Disparities."

Thursday, April 14, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Harvard Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston. "Investigating Health Disparities: New Agendas for National Health Research Institutes"

Thursday, May 5, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Harvard Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston "Making Disparities Count: From Government Statistics Systems to Action"

To enhance the global reach of the symposia, each session will be web cast live, with free access. All sessions will be archived, also with free access, at this symposium web site hosted by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The content of all the symposia has been developed independently of our sponsors. Admission is free.

Seating is limited. See symposium descriptions for registration deadlines.