Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) has been crucial in helping policymakers, health care workers, … Continue reading “How a database helps prevent violent deaths”
A letter signed by 130 faculty members, postdocs, students and staff members of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health urged Massachusetts lawmakers to … Continue reading “Harvard Chan researchers urge Mass. legislators to pass set of vaccine bills”
Letters signed by 60 public health school deans and program directors, including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams were sent on November 26, 2019 to President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing strong opposition to an administration proposal that would restrict the EPA from using certain types of data to help create public health-related regulations.
Milk can be a convenient way to ensure that they get adequate nutrients as they grow, but adults don’t need it.
Health experts say that no amount of lead in drinking water is safe, particularly for children. But, for Massachusetts public schools, both testing for … Continue reading “Lead testing not required for Mass. schools’ drinking water”
Racism, sexism, heterosexism, and gender binarism (the idea that there are only two genders) can lead to health inequities. A new paper from Harvard … Continue reading “Exploring the societal systems behind health inequities”
More than 30 faculty members affiliated with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have been named among the world’s most influential researchers over … Continue reading “Harvard Chan School faculty recognized among world’s most influential researchers”
Consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks is decreasing among children in the U.S., according to new research. Sara Bleich, professor of public health policy at Harvard … Continue reading “Children in the U.S. drinking fewer sugary beverages”
Adding a fish oil supplement containing omega-3 fatty acid to a healthy diet did not lower the risk of developing colon polyps—considered a precursor to colon cancer.
The current social and political climate can give college students a sense of hopelessness.