New NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey: Health care and the economy in two swing states
For immediate release: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Boston, MA --Two new surveys by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examine the pocketbook problems facing people in two presidential swing states, Ohio and…
Even before tomato warning, a substantial proportion of Americans lacked confidence in the system for protecting food safety
For immediate release: Thursday, June 12, 2008 BOSTON, MA - A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents…
Americans believe wounded Iraq war veterans are not receiving high quality medical care when they return to the U.S.
For immediate release: May 25, 2008 As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, a recent survey by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive® finds that a…
Most Republicans think the U.S. health care system is the best in the world. Democrats disagree.
For immediate release: Thursday, March 20, 2008 Boston, MA - A recent survey by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive, as part of their ongoing series, Debating Health: Election 2008, finds that Americans are generally…
HSPH research on broad determinants of health disparities featured in health affairs
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Four papers by research faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are featured in the March/April issue of the journal Health Affairs, which focuses on racial, ethnic, and other…
Four in 10 Americans say they have trouble paying for drugs or skip prescriptions or cut pills due to cost
New USA Today/Kaiser/Harvard Poll Finds the Public Sees Real Benefits From Prescription Drugs, But Feels that They Cost Too Much and that Drug Companies Care Too Much About Profits For immediate release: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 A new…
Presidential candidates' platforms reflect sharp differences in perspectives of Democratic and Republican primary voters on health care problems
Analysis Draws on Data from New Kaiser/Harvard Survey of Likely Voters in Early Primary States, as Well as 10 Recent National Polls For immediate release: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 With the next wave of presidential primary elections quickly…
Perspectives on an unprecedented law
Perspectives on an Unprecedented Law: Five HSPH experts comment "We are all very concerned in Massachusetts that an adequate safety net of care remain in the system for those who fall through the cracks." -HSPH Senior Lecturer Nancy Turnbull…
Health care for (almost) everyone
[ Winter 2008 ] Massachusetts' Bold Experiment Heart disease. Cancer. Uninsurance. If not having health insurance were a disease, it would rank as the third-leading cause of death in Americans ages 50 to 64, according to one 2004…