Helping parents talk to children about racism
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
Harvard Chan School’s MPH in epidemiology program, mostly online, has an unexpected perk: camaraderie.
Vaccinologist Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire—who played a key role in developing the mRNA-based platform that enabled the creation of COVID-19 vaccines that have protected millions—answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, as well as other vaccines.
At the 26th annual John B. Little Symposium, radiation science researchers discussed how to improve brain radiation therapy so that it better targets tumors and limits side effects on healthy cells.
To fill gaps in the Brazilian government’s COVID-19 response, the organization G10 Favelas implemented emergency actions to support residents, including mobilizing a cadre of volunteer “street presidents” to provide health and nutrition assistance.
More than 90 current and former fellows from the Takemi Program in International Health converged at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in October for a two-day celebration marking the program’s 40th anniversary.
Too often, there is a disconnect between what researchers are interested in and what communities want to learn.
New York has become the first state to ban the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to minors.
The field of genomics has the exciting potential to improve human health by using an individual’s DNA to predict disease risk, tailor treatments, and more—but because genomics studies to date have overwhelmingly included people with European ancestries, they could also exacerbate health inequities, according to experts at the 17th annual conference of the Program in Quantitative Genomics at Harvard Chan School.
Laura Kubzansky, professor of social and behavioral sciences, argues that prosociality is a critical, but underappreciated, factor affecting population health—and that public health researchers and practitioners should invest more resources to better understand it.