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Smoke-free Air Laws Effective at Protecting Children from Secondhand Smoke
Researchers at HSPH have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in counties with no smoke-free laws. Read the press release.
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HSPH Commencement 2010
HSPH awarded degrees to 509 happy graduates on May 27: 14 Doctors of Philosophy, three Doctors of Public Health, 51 Doctors of Science, 14 Masters of Arts, 268 Masters of Public Health, 159 Masters of Science and 14 Masters of Arts. Students from 52 countries, 39 U.S. states, and Puerto Rico received degrees. Six out of every 10 members of the Class of 2010 were women. read more and watch a video of the ceremony
Changing the Cycle of Family Abuse in India and South Asia
Child brides, child mothers, child victims: What can be done? read more
Two HSPH Alumni Work to Improve American Indian Health
Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH’97, is the first American Indian woman to head the Indian Health Service, a federal agency that serves nearly two million native people belonging to 564 tribes in 35 states. read more
Class of 2010 grad Dr. Lyle Ignace already has years of experience providing care to his patients at a Navajo health facility in New Mexico. Now, he's leaving HSPH with the tools to tackle broader issues in the care of American Indians, who experience higher levels of a variety of ailments, including diabetes, childhood obesity, high blood pressure, and drug and alcohol abuse. read more
Why We Don't Spend Enough on Public Health
Although it is generally acknowledged that shifting resources at the margin from cures to prevention could improve health, public health remains underfunded, writes David Hemenway, professor of health policy, in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read his four key reasons why.
Cut the Salt, Keep the Flavor
To complement the Institute of Medicine’s new report, Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States, HSPH's Nutrition Source offers individuals, chefs, companies, and others practical strategies for cutting salt without sacrificing taste. Read the press release.
More New Research From HSPH
Children's Health
Children exposed to pesticides known as organophosphates could have a higher risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according Marc Weisskopf, who urges parents to always wash produce thoroughly.
Kids who live in neighborhoods plagued by violence may have a higher risk of asthma than those who grow up in more peaceful surroundings, a new study led by Michelle J. Sternthal suggests.
Over three-quarters of youths under age 15 who die in firearm accidents are shot by another person, usually another youth, according to new research by David Hemenway and colleagues.
Interested in learning more about a healthy diet? Check out The Nutrition Source website, developed by the HSPH Department of Nutrition, where you can find the latest science about healthy eating for adults.
