Sociologist Xiana Bueno, PhD, a recent Harvard postdoctoral fellow, and her colleague have published a study in Journal of Family Issues that has found that certain Latin American women who migrated to Spain during the Great Recession were more likely to become head of their family household.
Non-health government expenditure found to be associated with reduction in infant mortality rate inequalities in LMICs
A study published in Health Economics, Policy and Law has found non-health government spending to be associated with lower inequalities in infant mortality rates in low- and middle-income countries, whereas health government expenditure was not. Harvard Pop Center faculty member Mauricio Avendano is an author on the study.
New HAALSI study findings: Education negates height disparity in cognitive function for older adults living in South Africa
A study published by HAALSI researchers, including recent Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi, Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman, and faculty members S V Subramanian (Subu), Kathleen Kahn, and Stephen Tollman, finds that while short stature may be a risk factor for cognitive function among older adults living in South Africa, education was found to negate the relationship between height disparity and cognitive function.
Study finds health problems persist for women who experienced workplace sexual harassment, assault
Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD, a former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar, is lead author on a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that has published these timely findings receiving coverage in The Washington Post, the Huffington Post and the New York Post.
Lawrence Bobo named dean of social science at Harvard University
Congratulations to Harvard Pop Center faculty member (and presenter at this fall’s first Social Demography Seminar) Lawrence Bobo, PhD, on his appointment to dean of social science. Learn more about this Harvard College Professor and the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences in The Harvard Gazette and The Harvard Crimson.
Can programs that promote well-being help to improve cardiovascular health?
Given the strong connection between optimism (and other signposts of psychological well-being) and cardiovascular health, Laura Kubzansky and colleagues recommend in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) that rigorous interventions be designed to evaluate programs geared towards promoting psychological well-being.
Researchers will explore new approach to assessing health and well-being with RWJF grant
With funding by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Professor S (Subu) V Subramanian, PhD, and Harvard Pop Center postdoctoral fellow Rockli Kim, ScD, plan to pursue a line of study that could lead to a fundamental shift in the way that population health research is conducted in the future. In their proposed project Novel approaches for investigating treatment heterogeneity: An application to Head Start Impact Study, the researchers will set…
Nearly 30% of opioid prescriptions in U.S. found to lack clinical justification
Learn more about a study by Harvard Pop Center faculty member Nicole Maestas, PhD, and colleagues in this Harvard Medical School news piece and in the press.
Harvard Pop Center welcomes new cohort of David E. Bell postdoctoral fellows
The fall semester has arrived, and so has the 2018-2020 cohort of Harvard Bell Fellows. We are very pleased to have Leslie Adams, Emilie Courtin, and Angela Dixon join us at the Harvard Pop Center. Learn more about these accomplished individuals and their research aspirations.
Adolescent health: One quarter of global population receiving only 1.6% of funding
A study published in JAMA Network Open by faculty member Chunling Lu of the Harvard Medical School has found that in developing countries, those in their formative years—a segment of the population that is critical for future economic health— is being overlooked when it comes to spending on health projects, particularly ones focused on serious issues such as anemia, injuries and depressive disorders. The findings have received attention in the press including…