April 10, 2015 — Theresa Betancourt, ScD ’03, associate professor of child health and human rights, directs the Research Program on Children and Global … Continue reading “Understanding the social context of Ebola”
April 10, 2015 — As the chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellmann leads a multi-billion dollar effort to … Continue reading “Gates Foundation head challenges students to pursue big ambitions in public health”
April 7, 2015 — This is a critical year for turning the world’s economic development toward a more sustainable course — maybe “the” critical … Continue reading “A pivotal moment in push for sustainable development”
April 3, 2015—It’s estimated that half of the 500 million children in low- and middle-income countries will face physical or cognitive developmental challenges. That … Continue reading “Striving and thriving: Reducing the effects of adversity on early childhood development”
April 2, 2015 —Chicago physicians Cheryl Whitaker, MPH ’94, and husband Eric Whitaker, MPH ’93, recently returned to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public … Continue reading “Alumni tackle health disparities”
March 31, 2015 — Epidemiologist and infectious disease immunologist Mosoka Fallah, MPH ’12, has been on the front lines for many months in his … Continue reading “Coping during the Ebola epidemic—and beyond”
March 18, 2015 — Can super-tiny droplets of water sprayed at strawberries, spinach, and lettuce kill deadly food pathogens? Philip Demokritou, associate professor of … Continue reading “Food microbes beware: It’s raining nanobombs”
March 18, 2015 — People often claim to ignore advertisements, but the messages are getting through on a subconscious level, pioneering author and ad … Continue reading “Advertising’s toxic effect on eating and body image”
March 17, 2015 — The modern era of public health education is generally credited to a May 27, 1915 report by William Welch and … Continue reading “The birth of public health education”
New report recommends compensating providers for vaccine counseling March 12, 2015 — The recent measles outbreak that spread through 17 states brought the issue … Continue reading “Measles outbreaks worrying, but ‘on-time’ childhood vaccination remains norm in U.S.”