October 13, 2010 — Harvard School of Public Health has been awarded a four-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health … Continue reading “New research program to focus on environmental health and child development”
October 6, 2010 — HSPH Dean Julio Frenk is a member of the MDG Advocacy Group, a task force of global leaders charged promoting … Continue reading “HSPH Dean Frenk joins world leaders in Millennium Development Advocacy Group”
September 28, 2010 — How well are drug companies allowing patients access to medicines and carrying out other human rights responsibilities spelled out two … Continue reading “Are drug companies living up to their human rights responsibilities?”
September 22, 2010 — The scene that confronted Nabeel Zafar, MPH ’10, in southern Pakistan’s flood-ravaged Khairpur district was devastating. While visiting displaced persons … Continue reading “Global health: Flood illuminates the struggles of Pakistan’s women”
September 17, 2010 — Improving the global health care system of the future requires taking action now and focusing on the diverse set of … Continue reading “Improving global health care requires “vigorous exploration of the future””
September 9, 2010 — For the first time in history, many children in the United States may be facing shorter, sicker lives than their … Continue reading “Creating a healthy America doesn’t end with insurance reform”
September 1, 2010 — Greece, the nation with the world’s highest smoking rate, went smoke-free, with help from research from the Harvard School of … Continue reading “Greece goes smoke-free in restaurants, bars with HSPH support”
August 30, 2010 — As the United States’ workforce grows more diverse, an increasing number of Americans are balancing work and family responsibilities. In … Continue reading “Managers’ attitudes toward work-family issues can affect employees’ health”
July 22, 2010 — Women who live in neighborhoods lacking in close neighborly ties are more likely to have coronary artery calcification, a key … Continue reading “Neighborhood social and economic environments may raise heart disease risk”
July 20, 2010 — Global health workforce targets set by the World Health Organization are unrealistic for many low-income developing countries, according to an … Continue reading “Health policy news: Creating affordable global health workforce targets”
