Magazine Archives

2011
    Doctoral student Caitlin Eicher wants to understand how people’s perceptions of their local surroundings shape what they eat, how much they exercise, and other health behaviors. Can neighborhoods hurt our health? May 16, 2011
    [ Spring/Summer 2011 ] A single mother living in public housing may want to feed her children healthy food, but…
    Robert Taube, MPH ’95 Health care with dignity May 16, 2011
    [ Spring/Summer 2011 ] Alum Robert Taube helps homeless people build healthier lives—and self-esteem. Casey Hubbs’s world crumbled after her…
    spr11mededillus A cure for health professional education May 16, 2011
    [ Spring/Summer 2011 ] The training of doctors and other health care professionals must change dramatically to meet 21st-century medical…
    Professor Emeritus Bernard Lown, co-founder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, in a 1996 photo. Waging peace, saving lives May 16, 2011
    [ Spring/Summer 2011 ] A renowned physician explains how defeating militarism could solve global health problems. During his career, Harvard…
    2010
    winter11happiness_web_feature Harvard Public Health: Winter 2011 December 15, 2010
    In this issue Happiness & health The biology of emotion—and what it may teach us about helping people to live…
    Happiness & health December 15, 2010
    [ Winter 2011] The biology of emotion—and what it may teach us about helping people to live longer Could a…
    Dean's message: The multiplying effect December 15, 2010
    [ Winter 2011] "Philanthropy” comes to us from the ancient Greek word “philanthropos,” which means “loving humankind.” Loving humankind. As flowery…
    When Gökhan Hotamisligil began his career at HSPH 15 years ago, the overweight and obesity rate in the U.S. was 56%, and type 2 diabetes was surging. Today, the overweight rate is 66%. By 2015, 75% of Americans will be overweight, and 41% obese. Shrinking the effects of the obesity epidemic December 15, 2010
    [ Winter 2011] If we can’t stop Americans from getting heavier, can we at least develop drugs that prevent them from…
    Ramon Sanchez, SD '11, holds a flask filled with algae—a potential source of biofuel. From pond to pump December 15, 2010
    [ Winter 2011] HSPH student sees the future of energy production—and cleaner, healthier skies—in tiny green algae Birds no longer fall…
    The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health December 15, 2010
    [ Winter 2011] School sets stage for global conversation with state-of-the-art webcasts. In November 2010, the School presented a preview of The…
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