Featured News Archives
2012
Hollywood and health: Harnessing the power of storytelling
May 1, 2012 Twelve years ago, in a survey of TV viewers who regularly watched the show ER, only 24% had…
Earth week at HSPH: "handprinting," stairwalking, cleaning
April 27, 2012 The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) community marked Earth Week 2012 with a wide variety of…
HIV may increase risk of malaria infection in children
April 26, 2012 In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of HIV/AIDS and malaria is disproportionately high and co-infection may be as…
HSPH students propose cost-saving public health reforms to Massachusetts legislators as part of inaugural spring challenge
April 25, 2012 Massachusetts leads the nation in access to health care—five years after the passage of the state's health…
Inaugural HSPH Leadership Fellows share real-world public health policymaking expertise
April 24, 2012 To tackle a big public health issue—maternal mortality, for example—it takes more than simply focusing on how…
YMCA of the USA/HSPH initiative in afterschool programs increases physical activity levels in youth
April 20, 2012 A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) youth fitness and nutrition initiative conducted with the YMCA of…
Global health and development topic of TEDx event at HSPH
April 13, 2012 Students and other members of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) community gathered in the Leadership…