Increasing investments in mental health benefits everyone
Shekhar Saxena discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, and what can be done to support those who are struggling.
Shekhar Saxena discusses the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, and what can be done to support those who are struggling.
September 9, 2021 – Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recounts how 9/11 affected her career and … Continue reading “Dealing with the emotional trauma caused by mass disasters”
Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community recently reflected on where they were on September 11, 2001 and how their lives—and public health—have changed.
Paul Ambrose, MPH ’00, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 from Washington, DC to Los Angeles that crashed into the Pentagon on September 11.
Just two days into a week of orientation events for new students, the school’s community found itself drawn together suddenly by terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
It’s too soon to know the full consequences of Hurricane Ida on the New Orleans region, but there are already lessons we can draw from its impact and our response, says Richard Serino, former deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a distinguished senior fellow at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative.
Muhammad Pate, a former Nigerian health minister, plans to explore trends that will shape the future of global health, and share his perspective as … Continue reading “A global health ‘conductor’ returns to Harvard Chan School”
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community welcomed new students on August 23, kicking off a week of both in-person and virtual orientation activities.
Harvard Chan School’s Marc Lipsitch and Rebecca Kahn will help establish a new CDC center focused on epidemic forecasting and outbreak analytics.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Alumni Awards.