Seven HSPH faculty members suggest ways the next U.S. President can level the playing field for all Americans.

	Extend a safety net to deserving immigrant families		Put research on early childhood development into action
	Join the global fight against tobacco		Support a Health Rights movement
	Encourage long-term investments in health care		Champion social and economic equity
	Desegregate our health care system

A Low-tech Way to Combat HIV/AIDS

The world is finally waking up to male circumcision

The Harvard School of Public Health’s Daniel Halperin has been something of a maverick in the field of HIV/AIDS research. A medical anthropologist and an epidemiologist—one who scours populations for clues to what might cause disease—Halperin was among the first to spotlight signs that male circumcision could be a pivotal link in the AIDS pandemic.

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Guns and Suicide: A Fatal Link

A study by the Harvard School of Public Health of all 50 U.S. states reveals a powerful link between rates of firearm ownership and suicides. 

From the Dean

Letter to HSPH's Future Leader

The Oddsmaker

A math whiz takes on brain cancer, MS, and Alzheimer's disease

Hope for a Needle-free TB Vaccine

"Dry-spray" technology passes muster in guinea pigs

You Have To Be There

Michael Von Clemm traveling fellows experience public health in the real world

Florida's first surgeon general takes her message on the road