Babies with more sleep, fewer awakenings less likely to be overweight
The more uninterrupted sleep infants get, and the fewer times they wake up, the lower their odds of being over overweight, according to a new study.
Using opioid settlement money to support communities disproportionately impacted by addiction
Massachusetts will receive about $90 million for the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders.
NIH funding to help researchers scale up COVID-19 testing in underserved communities
A collaborative team from Harvard Chan School, the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers will work together to scale up COVID-19 testing in communities with underserved…
New center receives NIH Cancer Moonshot grant to tackle inequities in prevention
Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard University have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to fund the creation of an implementation science center focused on cancer control…
Kids’ poor sleep may lead to adult cardiovascular disease
Adolescents who get insufficient and poor quality sleep are more likely than well-rested kids to have higher blood pressure, bigger waistlines, and lower levels of HDL, or “good” cholesterol—risk factors that can set them up for cardiovascular disease…
Brand marketing gone bad
An analysis of products in a popular school-based marketing program found that less than one third of participating foods and beverages meet federal "Smart Snacks" standards.
Community-wide effort to fight childhood obesity shows promise
For immediate release: June 27, 2017 Key Takeaways: After a two-year comprehensive effort to reduce childhood obesity in two low-income communities in Massachusetts, the prevalence of obesity decreased among some schoolchildren; some students drank less sugar-sweetened beverages and…
Parents helping parents to fight obesity in preschoolers
Program in Boston-area Head Start centers to reach thousands August 9, 2016 -- When fast food joints are on every corner and fruits and vegetables are costly at the local market, how can parents make sure their children…
Rolling back school lunch nutrition standards a bad idea
Congressional efforts to undermine school lunch nutrition standards implemented in 2012 could threaten progress in the fight against childhood obesity, according to an opinion piece in the October 29, 2014 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Critics of…
More TV watching may mean less sleep for children
A study that followed more than 1,800 children from ages 6 months to nearly 8 years found a small but consistent association between increased television viewing and shorter sleep duration. The report, by investigators at Harvard School of…
