Conference explores link between anti-Roma racism and health disparities
The health-related repercussions of anti-Roma racism were discussed at the 11th annual Roma Conference at Harvard Chan School.
The health-related repercussions of anti-Roma racism were discussed at the 11th annual Roma Conference at Harvard Chan School.
Briana Acosta, MPH ’23, and Yvette Cho, MPH ’24, are working to address longstanding health inequities affecting communities of color and other historically marginalized groups in roles at the Health Equity Compact, a coalition of more than 65 leaders of color working together to advance health equity throughout Massachusetts.
Many facets related to the problem of homelessness—including its prevalence, causes, relationship to health, and ways to respond—were on the agenda at a two-day conference at Harvard University in late March.
The Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health marked its 60th anniversary with a symposium focused on global health security.
In a course at Harvard Chan School, Andrew Dreyfus, recent president and chief executive officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is asking students to explore the question “Can health insurers be good?”
Students got a chance to meet with alumni and employers, get insight on navigating their career searches, and learn about key initiatives in equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging at hiring organizations at the first-ever Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Career Summit at Harvard Chan School.
Andrew Beam, deputy editor of a new journal on AI and co-host of a podcast on the topic, discusses both the potential and challenges of the powerful tool.
Linda Alexander of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health urged schools of public health to work on dismantling systemic racism in their own communities and in society in general at Harvard Chan School’s Yerby Lecture.
Disaster planning preparedness in the years before the bombing and coordination among leaders in its immediate aftermath contributed to the successful response, according to a panel of experts.
On March 14, two departments at Harvard Chan School celebrated Pi Day by sharing and eating a wide variety of homemade pies.