Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Leonard Marcus, 05/27/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Leonard Marcus, founding co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, a joint program of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Leonard Marcus, 04/10/20
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Leonard Marcus, director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and co-director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. This…
Leading effectively during the coronavirus crisis
Even though the coronavirus is causing disruptions around the world—people hoarding supplies, markets swinging wildly, countries banning travel—there are ways for leaders to help their organizations navigate the turbulence. Eric McNulty, associate director for the Program for Health…
Advice to Boeing CEO on leadership in a crisis
Boeing is running out of time to regain the public’s trust following the fatal crashes of two of its 737 Max 8 aircrafts in the past six months, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health crisis…
In hurricanes’ aftermath, signs that U.S. disaster response has improved
As recovery begins in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, experts are seeing signs that lessons learned from past disasters mitigated some of these powerful storms’ devastating effects.
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative trains TSA executives
Leonard Marcus, lecturer on public health practice in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) that he co-directs, were mentioned in a December…
Responding to terrorism
In this special episode we examine how the response to terror attacks has changed since 9/11—and how these attacks—and media coverage of the violence—can affect our health.
Former Mass. Governor Deval Patrick on leadership during Boston Marathon bombing response
November 12, 2015 – In the hours following the detonation of two bombs during the 2013 Boston Marathon, scores of people mobilized to tend to the injured and bring the perpetrators to justice. The response required agencies over…
Alumni Centennial Weekend 2013
November 19, 2013 -- Over 300 Harvard School of Public Health alumni, students, faculty, and guests, from a dozen countries and 29 U.S. states, came back to campus to celebrate Alumni Weekend on November 2-4. More alumni than…
Spreading his wings: Air Force flight surgeon wants to promote healthy strategies for patients
May 13, 2013 -- As a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force, Russell Tontz doesn’t perform surgery—the name “flight surgeon” is historical, dating to WWI—but he is a doctor specially trained to care for pilots. Most recently…
