HSPH is examining the social and lifestyle forces affecting health including: disparities; addictions; sexually transmitted diseases; domestic violence; murder and suicide; war, natural disasters, and humanitarian relief.

DISPARITIES

Mr. Water

John Briscoe offers bold, unorthodox ideas for managing scarce water

Couple's combined expertise forges new directions for treating asthma and lead poisoning

HSPH faculty members Rosalind and Robert Wright

Malignancies are on the rise in developing countries

While it's well known that cancer is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, what is less recognized and understood is the significant growth of cancer in the developing world.

Advice to the Next President: 7 Ways to Fight Health Inequities
HSPH faculty give their views to the new president 

Exposing the Roots of Health Disparities
Sociologist David T. Williams looks for patterns linking race, socioeconomic status, and health

The America Next Door

When it comes to longevity, we are anything but equal

DISASTERS/WARS

Making Sense of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A Tale of Two Countries: Q & A with HSPH Professor Jennifer Leaning

On May 2, Cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar. Ten days later, an earthquake struck China's mountainous Sichuan Province. Both events focused the world's attention on the actions of China's and Myanmar's governments.What lessons might be drawn from these terrible events? 

In the Eye of the Storm

What lessons do Hurricane Katrina and other humanitarian crises teach us about managing calamity?

Website of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

ADDICTIONS/TOBACCO

Stealth Tobacco

Products designed to evade control

Binge Drinking 101

College Alcohol Study calls for “environmental” changes at U.S. schools

Dean's Message: Hollywood Smoke-out

HSPH takes on tobacco on screen

Making Smoking History Worldwide

HSPH's push toward a tobacco-free planet

VIOLENCE/SUICIDE/HOMICIDE

Guns and Suicide: A Fatal Link

In the United States, suicides outnumber homicides almost two to one. Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented.

Death by Violent Means: Who's at Risk?

A CDC database piloted by HSPH is galvanizing prevention measures

Hidden Wounds

In the histories of young black men, a doctor sees key pieces to the urban violence puzzle

Stopping the Violence

Presidential Scholar Ana Díaz helps youth find a better way

EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES 

Healthy Children: The Best Investment

Early childhood programs can work, science shows

Off to a Healthy Start

Research in early child development shows how to nurture a healthy society

Funding Priorities

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