Protecting the public from inhalation hazards
Workers and the general public in the U.S. aren’t getting timely access to respiratory protective devices—face coverings, medical masks, and respirators—to protect against hazards ranging from airborne infections such as SARS-CoV-2 to wildfire smoke to mold growing indoors…
Bridging the gap between research and policy to improve cancer control
Karen Emmons, professor of social and behavioral sciences, says that implementation scientists can bring the full benefits of scientific discovery to health, and improve cancer control, by focusing more on the policy-making process.
Commentary: Building trust in COVID-19 vaccines
Researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers should work to build trust in COVID-19 vaccines among communities of color—and, beyond that, should seek to include these communities as equal partners in the research enterprise, according to new commentary.
Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons honored at Alice Hamilton Award lecture
Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons were honored at the annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture.
NIH funding to help researchers scale up COVID-19 testing in underserved communities
A collaborative team from Harvard Chan School, the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers will work together to scale up COVID-19 testing in communities with underserved…
Pod-based e-cigarettes may foster greater nicotine dependence than other devices
Pod-based e-cigarettes may contain lower levels of harmful ingredients than conventional cigarettes, but no evidence they're safe for youth.
New center receives NIH Cancer Moonshot grant to tackle inequities in prevention
Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard University have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to fund the creation of an implementation science center focused on cancer control…
The Cancer Miracle Isn't a Cure. It's Prevention.
We cannot treat our way out of the rising trend in cancer cases. The only solution is a full-scale defense, so that nobody suffers the disease in the first place.
Celebrating unity at annual reception
February 12, 2018 - The Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted the annual Unity Reception in the FXB Atrium on February 7. Remarks were given by Dean Michelle Williams and students Corrina Wainwright, Jasmine Hall, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, and…
Public health deans oppose funding from industry-sponsored anti-smoking group
The deans of 17 public health schools in the U.S. and Canada, including Dean Michelle A. Williams of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have signed an open letter pledging not to accept any research money from…