Harvard Pop Center research fellow Rockli Kim, ScD, is lead author on a study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology that aims to help reduce health disparities by comprehensively examining individual heterogeneity in women’s BMI using data from 57 low- and middle-income countries.
Social isolation in adults linked with some less healthy behaviors
Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi is lead author on a paper that has found those who are socially isolated are more likely to engage in some less healthy behaviors, such as not getting adequate exercise and not eating the recommended five servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Those who report feeling lonely were less likely to successfully quit smoking.
Immediate eligibility of ART lowers household-level incidence of HIV by over 40%
A study finds that early eligibility of antiretroviral therapy substantially lowered HIV incidence among HIV-uninfected household members in rural South Africa. The team of researchers who published the findings includes Harvard Pop Center faculty members Drs. Kenneth Mayer and Till Bärnighausen, as well as visiting scientist Guy Harling.
Up-to-date details on aging South African population experiencing dramatic demographic shift
A cohort of adults aged 40 and over living in rural South Africa is the focus of Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI). A cohort profile published in the International Journal of Epidemiology shares details of the study which is aimed at shedding light on the socioeconomic and health challenges faced by an aging LMIC population.
Exposure to air pollution in utero linked to child stunting in Bangladesh
Harvard Pop Center faculty member David Canning is co-author of a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that reveals that children who were exposed to fine particulate ambient air pollution in utero in Bangladesh—a densely populated country that recently ranked last on air quality—were significantly more likely to suffer from stunting.
Measuring frailty—a key predictor of mortality and morbidity in higher income countries—in the now aging South African population
A team of researchers affiliated with HAALSI, a project focused on the aging population in South Africa, has published a study in BMC Geriatrics that finds frailty to be associated with worse health and well being, and earlier death in an aging, rural South African population.
A blueprint for deciphering and assessing evidence-based health policy
An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by Amitahb Chandra has received attention in the news.
A holistic look at what influences older adults’ perception of their longevity
Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi, PhD, is lead author on a paper in PLOS One that takes a closer look at the sociodemographic, biomedical, behavioral, and psychological predictors of older adults’ perceived life expectancy, which is predictive of mortality risk.
Multilevel modeling: innovative, valuable tool for evaluating intersectionality of health inequalities
Harvard Pop Center faculty members David R. Williams, PhD, and S V Subramanian, PhD, are authors on a paper published in Social Science & Medicine that offers a novel way to explore the numerous and complex interactions of interlocking social identities, and the systems of oppression and privilege that shape them.
If trend continues, more than half of U.S. children will be obese by the time they are 35 years old
The results of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by lead author Steven Gortmaker, PhD, reinforce the necessity to implement interventions, policies and programs targeting children that emphasize healthy eating and exercise. Learn more in this release by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.