Multimedia Archive

2008


Strategic Marketing of Smokeless Tobacco
Professor Gregory Connolly discusses the strategic marketing of moist snuff tobacco products, particularly to youth, and how tobacco companies adjust the levels of free nicotine content in their smokeless tobacco products.
(October 8, 2008)



Premature Death
Rob van Dam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, on healthy lifestyles and premature mortality.
(October, 2008)



Media and Tobacco Use
K. "Vish" Viswanath, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, on the role of media in promoting and reducing tobacco use
(October, 2008)



Health Discrimination
Michelle Mello, Professor of Law and Public Health, on whether insurers and employers can discriminate against people on the basis of personal health behaviors.
(September, 2008)



Julio Frenk Welcomed to HSPH
HSPH Dean Barry R. Bloom, Harvard President Drew Faust, and Harvard Provost Steven Hyman welcome HSPH Dean Designate Julio Frenk to the school.
(September 5, 2008)



Foundations of Leadership
David Gergen, Professor of Public Service & Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, speaks about the foundations of leadership.
(September 9, 2008)


Dear Mr. President
Watch a series of videos entitled Advice to the Next President - Seven Ways to Fight Health Inequities.
(June 2008)


Managing Public Health Crises
Harvard School of Public Health Professor Robert Blendon discusses leadership in public health crises.
(May 6, 2008)


HSPH Student Photo Contest
Check out the winning entries in the 2008 HSPH Student Photo contest.
(May 2008)


The Obesity Epidemic
Shiriki K. Kumanyika discusses the obesity epidemic as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(February 11, 2008)


Former Surgeon General Speaks
Former United States Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher speaks as part of the Public Health Practice and Leadership Speaker Series.
(April 11, 2008)


Rethinking HIV Prevention
Daniel Halperin, Lecturer on International Health, on why HIV prevention strategies need a fresh look.
(May 8, 2008)


Geraldo Rivera Discusses New Book
Geraldo Rivera talks about growth in the Hispanic population, the immigration debate, and his new book HIS PANIC.
(May 27, 2008)


Student Delivers Commencement Address
Phillip Garven Blanc, MPH, addresses his fellow graduates during the School's Commencement ceremony.
(June 5, 2008)


Genetic Profiling
David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention and the Director of the Program in Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology, discusses the downsides of the growing popularity of personal genetic profiling.
(January 11, 2008)


Health Disparities
Nancy Krieger, Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, on trends in health disparities.
(March 3, 2008)


Health Care Discrimination
Michelle Mello, Professor of Law and Public Health, on whether insurers and employers can discriminate against people on the basis of personal health behaviors.
(July 10, 2008)


The Global Organ Market
Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health, on the market for kidneys.
(March 19, 2008)


2007

Click here to see Jeffrey Fredberg describe new physical properties of cells.
(May 31, 2007)

Click here to see New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg receive the Julius B. Richmond Award.
(October 21, 2007)

Click here to see Walter Willett and Jorge Chavarro discuss how changes to a woman's diet and lifestyle may affect her ability to become pregnant.
(October 18, 2007)

Click here to see Laurie Glimcher and Wendy Garrett discuss a new discovery regarding ulcerative colitis in mice.
(October 4, 2007)

Click here to hear Ashish Jha discuss hospitals and hospital rankings.
(August 22, 2007)

Click here to see S. Bryn Austin talk about a new study that showed that an obesity prevention program in middle schools may reduce the risk of eating disorders among girls.
(August 31, 2007)

Click here to listen to Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of Environmental Health, talk about the vulnerability of the developing fetus and child to chemicals found in the environment.
(August 2, 2007)

Click here to hear David Hunter talk about the gene FGFR2 and its relation to breast cancer in women.
(May 26, 2007)

Click here to hear Laura Kubzansky, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, discuss the links between emotions and disease.
(January 17, 2007)

Click here to see David Meltzer talk about "Behavior and the Value of Medical Technology" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lcture Series.
(October 10, 2007)

Click here to listen to Michelle Mello, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Law, on Health Courts.
(August 10, 2007)

Click here to hear Rob Van Dam, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, talk about coffee and its health effects.
(October 4, 2007)

Click here to see Onesmo K. ole-MoiYio talk about "A Holistic Approach to the Control of Malaria" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(May 8, 2007)

Click here to watch Howard Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, appear on Health on the Hill.
(October 27, 2007)

Click here to see the Commencement webcast, as well as videos, images, and audio from Commencement 2007.
(June 7, 2007)


2006 And Previous


Click here to see Julio Frenk talk about "Global Lessons from Evidence-Based Health Policy in Mexico" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(December 7, 2006)

Click here to see Evelynn M. Hammonsds deliver a lecture entitled "Race and Science: New Challenges to an Old Problem" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(October 24, 2006)

Click here to see William L. Roper deliver a lecture entitled "Improving Health Care Quality: National Policy and Local Practice" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(May 8, 2006)

Click here to see David Botstein deliver a lecture entitled "How the Genome and the Computer are Changing Biological Science" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(January 12, 2006)

Click here to see Gary King deliver a lecture entitled "Demographic Forecasting: Incorporating Qualitative Insight into Quantitative Modeling" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(September 29, 2005)

Click here to see Alyssa Goodman deliver a lecture entitled "The Future of Scientific Computing at Harvard" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(May 16, 2005)

Click here to see Daniel Schrag deliver a lecture entitled "Ancient Perspectives on Future Climate" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(December 6, 2004)

Click here to see David Altshuler discuss "Human Genome Sequence Variation and the Inherited Basis of Common Disease" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(October 13, 2004)

Click here to see Samuel O. Thier talk about "The Future of the Health Care System" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(April 1, 2004)

Click here to see Leonard Guarente talk about "Regulation of Aging in Yeast and Animals by SIR2" as part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series.
(January 29, 2004)

Click here to see the Health Disparities and the Body Politics Symposium Series: Making Disparities Count: From Government Statistics Systems to Action.
(May 5, 2005)

Click here to see the Health Disparities and the Body Politics Symposium Series: Investigating Health Disparities: New Agendas for National Health Research Institutes.
(April 14, 2005)

Click here to see the Health Disparities and the Body Politics Symposium Series: Spreading the Health: Government's Role in Addressing Health Disparities.
(March 3, 2005)

Click here to watch What Are You Going To Do About It? - HSPH students on why they came to the school.
(2005)

Click here to see Our World, Our Challenge, a video about the Harvard School of Public Health's contribution to environmental science.
(2005)

Click here to see the 144th Cutter Lecture on Preventative Medicine featuring Professor Nancy Mueller.
(May 4, 2006)

Click here to see the 2006 Richmond Award and Lecture honoring Anthony Fauci, director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and William Foege, Gates Foundation Global Health Program.
(2008)

Click here to see a video interview of video of former Surgeon General and Harvard Emeritus Professor Dr. Julius Richmond.
(2006)

Click here to see the Future of Public Health Series "Crossing Boundaries: Perspectives from Science, Economics, International Health, and Public Opinion" hosted by Dean Barry R. Bloom.
(May 2, 2002)

Click here to see the Future of Public Health Series "Genes and the Environment: The Origins of Asthma" hosted by Dean Barry R. Bloom.
(2008)

Click here to see The Future of Public Health: A Millennial Symposium Series.
(2001)

Click here to see the symposium "Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: Emerging threat or unwarranted concern?"
(November 10, 2005)

Click here to see the Julius B. Richmond Award -- "Tobacco: Winning the Battle, Fighting the War."
(October 28, 2004)

Click here to see a lecture entitled "Humanitarian Response to the Asian Tsunami: Lessons Learned and Relearned."
(March 10, 2005)

Click here to see Cyprus and HSPH Leaders Speak on Environmental Health Initiative.
(June 2, 2004)

Click here to see The 140th Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine featuring Nicholas Wald.
(May 5, 2004)

Click here to see Dean's Distinguished Lecturer Samuel O. Thier, Professor of Medicine and Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, on the future of the health care system.
(April 1, 2004)

Click here to see Dean Barry Bloom, Mr. Richard Marlink, and Professor Myron Essex on Genetic Variations among African HIVs: Implications for Vaccines and Drugs.
(April 8, 2004)

Click here to see the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series -- Regulation of Aging in Yeast and Animals by SIR2.
(January 29, 2004)

Click here to see Sir Richard Peto, FSR University of Oxford, UK on "Halving Premature Death."
(May 12, 2005)

Click here to see a forum that brought together scientists, policy makers, dietitians and food service directors to discuss the building and implementation of a Healthier Food Guide Pyramid.
(September 9, 2003)