Award Is Highest Honor from Harvard School of Public Health
David Satcher, MD, PhD, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States
and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
has been named the 2008-2009 recipient of the Julius B. Richmond Award,
the highest honor given by Harvard School of Public Health.
Nutrition experts seek to stem Americans’ addiction to sugary drinks
A daily cola habit could add up to 15 extra pounds by the end of one
year, according to Walter Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of
Epidemiology and Nutrition and chair of the Department of Nutrition at
HSPH.
World Malaria Day Event Explores Why a Preventable and Treatable Illness Still Kills in Great Numbers
Recent discoveries relating to the biology of malaria and successes
with the drug artemisinin have buoyed optimism about controlling the
illness, but does a call for eradication set too-high expectations?
Harvard Public Health "Think Tank" Brings Together Diverse Leaders
A public health “think tank” at Harvard brought together leaders from
government, industry, and academia to discuss major challenges in
public health and potential solutions.
Two New Books by HSPH Faculty Published
David Hemenway, Phylis Kanki, and Richard Marlink have all recently published new books.
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