Maximizing outcomes through better decision making
The Center for Health Decision Science inspired Alan Colowick’s career, and now he’s returning the favor.
Milton Weinstein honored at career symposium
Colleagues and former students of Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently gathered for a celebration honoring his 45-year career.
Prevention in public health: What works?
May 21, 2014 — No other industry of the size and complexity of the U.S. health care system operates with so little understanding of the results of its investments, Dean Julio Frenk told an audience gathered May 15,…
Autism diagnosis surge puts financial strain on schools
The cost of special education and medical services for a child with autism averages $17,000 annually, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues. Schools bear the brunt of the economic…
Public health and the U.S. economy
[ Fall 2012 ] How the next U.S. president can stack the deck in favor of people’s health and wealth in 2013 With the November 2012 elections on the horizon, Americans surveyed in national polls consistently rank the…
Comparative effectiveness
Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management, discusses comparative effectiveness research in health care. July 27, 2010 (8:01) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may…
Can cost-effective health care = better health care?
[Winter 2010] Cost-effectiveness research pinpoints best values for limited health care dollars—and the results may surprise you An interview with Harvard School of Public Health’s Milton Weinstein offers some revealing insights into how the U.S. health care system could save…
