Alumni perspective: My dad’s cancer taught me why health disparities are so deep—and so stubborn
It's one thing to understand health disparities intellectually. It’s another to see them play out within your own family.
Grappling with Japan’s super-aging society
Inspired by her grandparents’ care challenges, Hana Hayashi, SM ’12, SD ’16, is launching a home care clinic for the elderly in Japan—a model she hopes can be used worldwide.
Helping parents talk to children about racism
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
Tech CEO alum earns clan honor
Moka Lantum, MPH ’13, is a physician, pharmacologist, tech entrepreneur, and CEO. Earlier this year, he added a new title: Shufaay.
Alumni Weekend 2023 focuses on equity, justice in health care
Roughly 150 Harvard Chan School alumni gathered in late September for reconnecting, networking, and learning at the annual Alumni Weekend. The focus of the event was “The Right to Health: Equity and Justice for All.”
2023 Harvard Chan School Alumni Awards announced
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association recently announced the recipients of the 2023 Alumni Awards.
Called to serve
Anesthesiologist Jesse Ehrenfeld, MPH ’09, is ready to lead renovations to the “House of Medicine” as the American Medical Association’s new president.
Royals visit Roca, a nonprofit focused on outreach to high-risk youth
During a three-day visit to Boston from November 30 to December 2, William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales, made a stop at Roca, a nonprofit in Chelsea, Mass. that works to interrupt intergenerational cycles of incarceration…
2022 Harvard Chan School Alumni Awards announced
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association recently announced the recipients of the 2022 Alumni Awards, who were chosen by their peers through a nomination and voting process.
Shamard Charles gets the word out
The physician and health journalist on the power of telling stories in the classroom, online, and in his podcast "Heart over Hype."