How can scientists turn their research into action? Four faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shared advice from their careers during a panel discussion on March 20, 2017.
April 27, 2017 — A positive HIV test result was once a near-certain death sentence, with more than 75% of people infected with the … Continue reading “Statisticians lend critical expertise to infectious disease research”
Kathryn Rough, SD ’17, uses deep quantitative analysis skills to examine drug-related health issues April 14, 2017 – Kathryn Rough is a self-professed data … Continue reading “Data driven”
April 7, 2017 —Sara Bleich, professor of public health policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recently co-authored a Perspective in the … Continue reading “Expanding SNAP to promote healthy diets for low-income Americans”
April 6, 2017 – A renowned community organizer told a rapt audience that organizing—bringing people with a common purpose together to create change—could be … Continue reading “Using people power to promote public health”
March 29, 2017 – An elderly woman struggles to find food, clean water, and a toilet in her slum in India. A Brazilian woman, … Continue reading “Living in the shadows: Health of poor urban women often overlooked”
March 29, 2017 – Current limits on fine particulate matter in the air set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not be … Continue reading “Air pollution within legal limits may increase risk of early death”
March 23, 2017 – The stories told by health workers from Syria were heartbreaking. They spoke of making desperate attempts to save people injured … Continue reading “Stories from Aleppo: Medical workers under siege”
March 20, 2017 – Karen Emmons, Professor and Dean for Academic Affairs at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an expert in cancer … Continue reading “Cancer prevention strategies save lives. Let’s put them to work.”
March 17, 2017 – Improving people’s access to health care around the world has been a major focus of global health experts in recent … Continue reading “Achieving high quality health care around the globe”