The annual “Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives—Caring For Our Patients and Ourselves” conference, offered by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and The Culinary Institute … Continue reading “Crash course in healthy cooking”
Two decades ago, Richard Pollack, then a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard School of Public Health, embarked on what turned into an unusual scientific mission. … Continue reading “House flies and diplomacy”
Coverage on WBUR’s CommonHealth, September 13, 2013, by HSPH’s Alicair Peltonen
Harvard School of Public Health’s Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development welcomed three new Senior Leadership Fellows for the fall 2013 semester. This … Continue reading “Fall Senior Leadership Fellows announced”
Donald Hopkins, MPH ’70, internationally recognized for his work on smallpox and Guinea worm disease eradication efforts, joined former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and … Continue reading “HSPH alumnus Donald Hopkins joins Jimmy Carter, Nicholas Kristof, for global health chat”
Healthy eating after a heart attack appears to significantly lower the risk of death, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) … Continue reading “Better diet after heart attack may reduce death risk”
Health care reform in the United States—“Obamacare”—continues to face a bumpy road, according to health policy expert John McDonough of Harvard School of Public … Continue reading “Has Obamacare found its Bull Connor?”
People who live in homes with a gun are two to five times more likely to die by suicide than those who live in … Continue reading “Living in home with gun linked with higher risk of dying by suicide”
People often ask Victoria Fan, SM ’08, SD ’11, how she ended up in public health after completing undergraduate studies in engineering at MIT. … Continue reading “When engineering met public health”
Current proposals to improve the coordination of health care in the United States — such as accountable care organizations and bundled payments to providers … Continue reading “Prescription for policymakers: Look for balance between promoting better coordination of care and greater competition to drive higher value”