On the origin of American gun violence
Coverage in the Huffington Post, July 31, 2012, featuring HSPH's Ichiro Kawachi
Can neighborhoods hurt our health?
[ Spring/Summer 2011 ] A single mother living in public housing may want to feed her children healthy food, but if the nearest affordable grocery store is a crowded bus ride or expensive taxi trip away, that goal…
Neighborhood social and economic environments may raise heart disease risk
July 22, 2010 -- Women who live in neighborhoods lacking in close neighborly ties are more likely to have coronary artery calcification, a key marker for underlying heart disease, than those who live in more socially cohesive neighborhoods,…
Two HSPH professors honored with election to Institute of Medicine for their scientific contributions
Boston, MA -- Two members of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a national resource for independent, scientifically informed analysis and recommendations on human health issues. Election…
PBS series on health disparities featuring HSPH faculty and alumni wins broadcast journalism equivalent of Pulitzer Prize
For immediate release: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty and alumni are featured in a PBS series on health disparities selected for an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for excellence in…
7 ways to fight health inequities
[ Spring 2008 ] Premature death is more than three times more likely to occur in those at the bottom income levels of American society. Even middle-income Americans are more than twice as likely to die earlier than…
Encourage investments in long-term health
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 estimates, only about 10 percent of premature mortality in America can be traced to…