A low-tech way to combat HIV/AIDS
[ Spring 2008 ] The world is finally waking up to male circumcision The Harvard School of Public Health’s Daniel Halperin has been something of a … Continue reading “A low-tech way to combat HIV/AIDS”
[ Spring 2008 ] The world is finally waking up to male circumcision The Harvard School of Public Health’s Daniel Halperin has been something of a … Continue reading “A low-tech way to combat HIV/AIDS”
Back in 1996, when this map first appeared inScientific American magazine, researchers argued that lack of male circumcision was the single best explanation for … Continue reading “In Africa’s AIDS belt, most men are still uncircumcised”
If you want to narrow health inequities, be bold. The most practical action you can take is not narrow incrementalism, but to spark wide-reaching … Continue reading “Champion social and economic equality”
Forty-four years after Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, egregious racial and ethnic inequities persist in health status and health care. As … Continue reading “Support a Health Rights movement”
The path to a nation that is strong and prosperous, with healthy, well-educated citizens and vibrant communities, begins with our youngest children. Thanks to … Continue reading “Put research on early childhood development into action”
If we as a nation are truly committed to putting our legacy of racial segregation behind us, one place to begin is our health … Continue reading “Desegregate our healthcare system”
The health of the nation depends on more than ensuring health insurance coverage for all. According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading “Encourage investments in long-term health”
To reduce health disparities in a single act, the United States should join the global community in ratifying the first international public health treaty, … Continue reading “Join the global fight against tobacco”
Reforming both U.S. immigration law and our health care system have been key domestic issues in the 2008 presidential campaign. Yet there is little … Continue reading “Extend a safety net to deserving immigrant families”
In this issue Health care for (almost) everyone More than 18 months after Massachusetts’ landmark legislation mandated that nearly every resident have quality health … Continue reading “Harvard Public Health: Winter 2008”