Reducing short-interval births in South Carolina
The percentage of women and teen girls in South Carolina who received long-acting contraception shortly after giving birth increased after the state changed the way its Medicaid program reimbursed hospitals for the contraceptives, and short-interval births—subsequent childbirths within…
Improving gender equity in the global health workforce
At a recent event held at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, researchers and advocates discussed ways of helping women in the health workforce advance in their careers and manage their family responsibilities—and how this can lead…
Boosting Junior Faculty in Public Health
The Burke Global Health Fellowship program has helped accelerate the careers of nearly 30 Harvard junior faculty in global health since its launch in 2009.
Public health and behavioral economics
Can behavioral "nudges" in the form of cash transfers lead to better maternity care?
Public healthonomics
[ Winter 2015 ] Assistant Professor Jessica Cohen is bringing a behavioral economics perspective to public health interventions in Africa. Here’s the thing, says Jessica Cohen. You can design a public health program or product that works wonderfully,…
A cross-disciplinary approach to eradicating malaria
December 17, 2014 –There is an arsenal of cost-effective tools available to combat malaria but getting people to adhere to treatment regimens can be challenging, said Jessica Cohen, assistant professor of global health, at a symposium focused on…
Mosquito nets: The price of prevention
July 2014 -- Jessica Cohen, assistant professor of global health, sought an answer to the following: Would malaria-protecting mosquito nets gain wider usage if they were given away for free? Or would they be valued and used more…
