Diversity, inclusion initiatives outlined at town hall
October 11, 2016 -- A new bias incident reporting system, training programs on implicit bias, and efforts to bring more diversity to faculty ranks and the student body are some of the initiatives underway at Harvard T.H. Chan…
High school students sample field of public health
April 20, 2016 — The field of public health provides an opportunity “to be a ripple of hope in improving the lives of others,” David Williams, Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, told…
Colonoscopies and mammograms top list of ‘most-shopped’ health care services
Millennials with higher deductible spending compare prices most, study shows For immediate release: April 4, 2016 Boston, MA – Colonoscopies, mammograms, and childbirth services are the most searched-for medical services when it comes to cost information—and millennials with higher annual…
School aims to broaden diversity, inclusion
November 3, 2015 -- Creating a more welcoming climate for all. Recruiting and retaining a more diverse group of students, staff, research appointees, and faculty. Fostering stronger connections with the surrounding Mission Hill community. These were some of…
Today’s racial violence has long roots in the past
August 3, 2015 -- A recent string of racially motivated violence in the U.S.—including the horrific shooting deaths of nine people in a black church in Charleston, South Carolina in June—is deeply connected with a violent past that…
Lorelei Mucci, Meredith Rosenthal honored by Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty
May 13, 2015 — Lorelei Mucci, associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, presented the fifth annual Alice Hamilton Award Lecture on May 11, 2015. Mucci’s talk focused on her work in prostate…
High school students get taste of public health
April 16, 2015 — Ameina Mosley, a student at the Community Academy of Science and Health (CASH) in Boston, has wanted to become a doctor ever since a family member died of diabetes at a young age. And…
Alumni tackle health disparities
April 2, 2015 —Chicago physicians Cheryl Whitaker, MPH ’94, and husband Eric Whitaker, MPH ’93, recently returned to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to discuss how their time at the School helped shape their careers, and…
Unity Reception pays tribute to Black History Month
The deans, faculty, students and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health came together February 26, 2015 for the 7th Annual Unity Reception in the FXB Atrium. In his welcoming remarks, Dean Julio Frenk acknowledged the…
Pursuing a path of diversity, inclusivity
November 5, 2014 -- Meredith Rosenthal, professor of health economics and policy, is marking one year as Harvard School of Public Health’s associate dean for diversity. Here, she discusses goals and challenges in creating a more diverse, more…
