A school in action
March 2009 — Vibrant interviews of faculty, staff, and students at the Harvard School of Public Health convey the compelling mission and global reach … Continue reading “A school in action”
Multimedia Archives
What are you going to do about it?
March 2009 — Hear from Harvard School of Public Health students and fellow alumni why they came to the School.
Our world our challenge
March 2009 — Explore HSPH’s contribution to environmental health science — from protecting workers from toxic exposures to investigating the subtler health impacts of … Continue reading “Our world our challenge”
Fertility diet: Preventing infertility from ovulatory disorders
March 2009 — Walter Willett and Jorge Chavarro discuss how changes to a woman’s diet and lifestyle may affect her ability to become pregnant.
Media and tobacco use
K. “Vish” Viswanath, Associate Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, on the role of media in promoting and reducing tobacco use. (Duration: 5:37, … Continue reading “Media and tobacco use”
Premature death
Rob van Dam, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition, on healthy lifestyles and premature mortality. (October, 2008) Please click the player icon above … Continue reading “Premature death”
Health discrimination
Michelle Mello, Professor of Law and Public Health, on whether insurers and employers can discriminate against people on the basis of personal health behaviors. … Continue reading “Health discrimination”
Rethinking HIV prevention
Daniel Halperin, Lecturer on International Health, on why HIV prevention strategies need a fresh look. (May 2008, 18:46) Please click the player icon above … Continue reading “Rethinking HIV prevention”
The global organ market
Daniel Wikler, Professor of Ethics and Population Health, on the market for kidneys: “In the past, the idea that the kidneys you’re born with … Continue reading “The global organ market”
Health disparities
Nancy Krieger, Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, on trends in health disparities. (March 2008, 6:46) Please click the player icon above to … Continue reading “Health disparities”