Meredith Rosenthal, associate professor of health economics and policy at HSPH, was interviewed Sept. 24, 2010, by Fox25 Morning News in Boston about what … Continue reading “Health care law: New regulations kick in”
HSPH’s Arnold Epstein, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management and John H. Foster professor of health policy and management, is one … Continue reading “Epstein named to new GAO Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors”
Students from across Harvard gathered in an HSPH classroom on September 20, 2010, to watch a live webcast of TEDxChange’s “The Future We Make,” … Continue reading “HSPH students gather for worldwide webcast linked to Millennium Development Goals”
A Massachusetts elementary school closed earlier this month to remove caulk containing PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, but the potentially harmful chemicals are likely present … Continue reading “Toxic chemicals used to build older Mass. schools”
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is sponsoring the traveling exhibit “Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines.” The International Committee of the Red … Continue reading “Aftermath of a world at war: Photojournalists’ exhibit records tragic results of remote conflicts”
Last year, Atul Gawande, an associate professor at HSPH and a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and colleagues demonstrated that when surgical teams … Continue reading “Surgical checklist improves quality of care and reduces costs”
Pakistan is a nation built around a single river, the 1,800-mile Indus. Earlier this summer, rains sent floodwaters raging down the river, killing more … Continue reading “Global health news: In Pakistan, controlling water is key”
Nigeria must provide its burgeoning youth population with opportunities for health, education and jobs to avoid social, economic and security disaster in the next … Continue reading “Global health news: Healthy, educated youths key to future of Nigeria”
Prof. Gregory Connolly, director of the Tobacco Control Research Group at HSPH, is quoted in a Boston Globe article about tobacco advertising in Boston. … Continue reading “Tobacco companies target poorer neighborhoods with advertising”
Jay A. Winsten, Frank Stanton Center Director for the Center for Health Communication, is quoted in a Boston Globe article about the influence celebrities … Continue reading “Health communication: Celebrities can influence decision not to text-message while driving”