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”
July 9, 2010 — The employees at Sebastian’s Café face a tall order. Housed in the same school as a renowned Department of Nutrition, … Continue reading “What’s on the menu? Sebastian’s managers talk about healthy eating”
July 9, 2010 — As BP’s ruptured Deepwater Horizon well continues gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, two HSPH researchers are sharing data and … Continue reading “HSPH researchers advising government officials on public health effects from Gulf oil spill”
July 7, 2010 — President Obama appointed Donald M. Berwick, a professor at Harvard Medical School who has a secondary appointment in the HSPH … Continue reading “Obama appoints Donald Berwick head of Medicare and Medicaid”