An online course offered by Harvard Chan School that trains learners to use stories to combat colorism—discrimination across and within racial and ethnic groups around skin shade—was a finalist for the 2022 New Digital Course of the Year award from the UK-based Digital Education Awards.
The Global Health Delivery Intensive program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health brings together mid-career professionals from around the world to gain skills and think through issues relating to improving health care delivery for patients.
Research scientist Rachel Grashow, director of epidemiological research initiatives with the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, comments on the recent cardiac arrest suffered by the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin, as well as other serious health issues faced by players.
Ronald Panganiban, research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses a recent paper he co-authored with Quan Lu, Cecil K and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology, and other colleagues, that identifies a mechanism behind obesity-related asthma—and existing compounds that could be re-purposed to treat it.
Hussain Lalani, SM ’23, was named STAT Wunderkind for his efforts to tackle high prescription drug prices.
Stefania Papatheodorou, lecturer in epidemiology, discusses the implications of a new study that linked higher temperatures with impaired fetal growth, and how pregnant people can protect themselves during days of extreme heat.
Harvard Chan School’s Public Health Innovation x Technology Student Forum creates virtual and in-person opportunities for students to get together for inspiration and discussion about new ideas to solve public health problems.
A new podcast called Beauty + Justice looks at the history and context surrounding beauty injustices, the potential impacts on health—from asthma to early menstruation to breast cancer—and the sometimes painful emotional toll of trying to attain a certain beauty standard.
Epidemiology—and turning research findings into policy—are both key to improving public health, says German health minister Karl Lauterbach at Cutter Lecture.
Harvard Chan School’s Community Engaged Learning Fellows partner with organizations and community members to learn about and help address locally identified public health problems.
