Building solidarity to face global injustice
The Roma Program at Harvard’s François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, based at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, marked International Roma Day (April 8) with its 12th annual conference.
Documentary explores ‘invisible’ work of public health
A new PBS documentary about the importance of public health features Harvard Chan School’s Mary Bassett.
How reparations could boost Black wealth and health
Closing the wealth gap between Black people and white people could help eliminate health disparities facing Black Americans, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Health’s Mary Bassett.
Conference explores link between anti-Roma racism and health disparities
The health-related repercussions of anti-Roma racism were discussed at the 11th annual Roma Conference at Harvard Chan School.
Students work with Massachusetts coalition to fight health inequities
Briana Acosta, MPH ’23, and Yvette Cho, MPH ’24, are working to address longstanding health inequities affecting communities of color and other historically marginalized groups in roles at the Health Equity Compact, a coalition of more than 65…
Opinion: The benefits of banning flavored tobacco
A proposal to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in New York “can help create the first tobacco-free generation and save lives for decades to come, especially among Black New Yorkers,” according to…
Mary Bassett named health commissioner of New York state
Mary Bassett, who joined Harvard University in August 2018 as director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at Harvard…
Symposium encourages ‘anti-racism’ focus for public health
More than a dozen experts at the intersection of race and public health recently gathered for a virtual symposium to discuss structural racism’s negative impacts on health and how public health research can help inform policy change aimed…
Addressing health inequity a ‘whole of society issue’
The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled back the curtain on longstanding health inequities.
Perspectives: Why a national ban on menthol cigarettes is the right choice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will take steps to ban menthol cigarettes. Three Harvard Chan School experts share their views on the significance of the ban, its potential impact on public health,…
