Why Public Health? Jaquelyn Jahn
November 2016 - In our series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Jaquelyn Jahn, MPH ’16, PhD ’19, does research…
Malnutrition, unregistered children, and maternal health policy the focus of student fieldwork
November 1, 2016—From helping to launch a nutrition program in Tanzanian villages to learning how the World Health Organization (WHO) develops global policies, eight Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students spent this past summer getting a…
Sharing stories to improve accountability in global health and development
Ethically questionable practices by global health and development organizations—such as creating a false impression of success on days that donors visit—are not being captured by traditional accountability measures, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health student…
Nepal earthquake response offers lessons for future disasters
September 26, 2016 – After a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015 killed 8,000 people, injured close to 25,000, and destroyed or damaged 500,000 homes, the international community rushed in to help. Governments and relief organizations…
Why Public Health? Sarah McGough
October 2016 — In our series “Why Public Health?” we ask Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students and alumni to talk about what drew them to the field. Sarah McGough, SM ’16, PhD ’19 is studying…
Student snapshot: Life @HarvardChanSPH
Meet four remarkable Harvard Chan students and see how they spend their days—and nights! Students involved in this project: Anthony Sawyer, MPH'16 Tiffany Lin, SM'16 Ramu Kharel, MPH'16 Christin Gilmer, DrPH'17 Become a Harvard Chan student
Chinese high schoolers have “mind-blowing” public health learning experience
September 14, 2016 – A group of 70 high school students from top Chinese high schools in Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities, learned about some of the hotly debated health issues in China—including air pollution, injuries, nutrition and…
Local students learn about public health on Harvard Chan tour
August 18, 2016 – Osa Iyekekpolor sees people in his Dorchester, MA neighborhood smoking cigarettes and wonders if they realize how much it can hurt their health. Phinix Knight-Jack knows that the fast-food restaurant across from where she…
Traveling Fellows pursue research far afield
July 19, 2016 — Three students from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are among the 32 recipients of the Harvard Traveling Fellowship for 2016-17. Fellowships are awarded to graduate students and recent graduates from across the University…
A Boston doc treats facial trauma in Rwanda
Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon David Shaye, an MPH student at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spends three months every year as a volunteer surgeon and instructor in Rwanda. Shaye, who practices at Massachusetts Eye and…
