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Alumni from around the world came together for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s virtual Alumni Week.

Julius Richmond, who held several prominent roles at Harvard, was a giant in the field of child health and development.

Eating disorders expert Bryn Austin discusses the recent revelation that Facebook has long known that its Instagram app is harming teens’ mental health.

You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Michael Mina, assistant professor of epidemiology and a … Continue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Michael Mina, 10/06/21”

Harvard Chan School’s Jay Winsten offers a critique of recent communications about COVID-19 boosters, as well as advice on how health officials can improve their messaging.

You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Stephen Kissler, research fellow in the Department of … Continue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Stephen Kissler, 09/29/21”

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 Chan School, was named commissioner of health of the state of New York under Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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 at advancing health equity.

You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, preparedness fellow in the Division of Policy Translation … Continue reading “Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, 09/23/21”

September 23, 2021—Keona Wynne wasn’t sure if people were going to show up. For months, she and a team of volunteers had worked in … Continue reading “Finding community in Boston Vaccine Day”