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May 21, 2014 — No other industry of the size and complexity of the U.S. health care system operates with so little understanding of … Continue reading “Prevention in public health: What works?”

Students challenged to generate entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges May 21, 2014 — Ashley Elsensohn, MPH ’14, never expected to graduate from Harvard School … Continue reading “Startups with social impact”

May 20, 2014 — The Umpiem Mai refugee camp in western Thailand was erected three decades ago to provide temporary housing for Burmese refugees … Continue reading “HSPH, Burmese students team up to improve health at refugee camp”

May 13, 2014 — Don’t take your toilet and clean drinking water for granted. In many parts of the world, good sanitation systems don’t … Continue reading “High school students gain insight into public health careers”

May 9, 2014 —The phone call from Ghana clinched Asare Christian’s career path. His grandmother was exhibiting sudden, puzzling symptoms including loss of balance, … Continue reading “Improving health for people with disabilities”

April 30, 2014 — Barbara Burleigh, associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases, studies Chagas disease, a leading cause of infectious heart failure. The … Continue reading “Cure for ‘silent killer’ remains elusive”

For immediate release: April 29, 2014 SAN DIEGO – Danone Institute International announced today that prominent scientist Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, MD, PhD, is the … Continue reading “Gökhan S. Hotamisligil receives 9th Danone International Prize for Nutrition”

April 29, 2014 — A group of students recently got a crash course on a key skill for any future global health practitioner: negotiation. … Continue reading “Students simulate international aid negotiation”

April 22, 2014 — Improving health outcomes in African nations requires not just boosting investment in health, but strengthening the capacity of national health … Continue reading “Strengthening health care systems a top priority for African finance ministers”

April 17, 2014—Harvard School of Public Health researchers and colleagues have compiled the first global data on dietary intakes of specific fats worldwide. The … Continue reading “Report compares dietary fat intake among countries”