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New Center targets environmental health disparities in Massachusetts
August 4, 2016—A new collaborative effort by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health aims to address the health effects of exposure to multiple negative environmental and social factors—such as air pollution, excess…
Gymnasts exposed to flame retardants in foam safety equipment
Collegiate gymnasts may have been exposed to flame retardant chemicals from polyurethane foam safety equipment, such as pit cubes and landing mats, according to a small pilot study led by a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Brazil’s Olympic preparations highlight challenge of slums, pollution
Challenges faced by Brazil to reduce pollution and upgrade the slums of Rio de Janeiro prior to the August 2016 Summer Olympics illustrates the struggles faced when trying to protect the respiratory health of approximately a billion people…
Most U.S. counties could gain $1m in annual health benefits from a power plant carbon standard
For immediate release: June 7, 2016 Boston, MA – Nearly all U.S. regions stand to gain economic benefits from power plant carbon standards that set moderately stringent emission targets and allow a high level of compliance flexibility, according to…
More exposure to vegetation linked with lower mortality rates in women
For immediate release: Thursday, April 14, 2016 Boston, MA ─ Women in the U.S. who live in homes surrounded by more vegetation appear to have significantly lower mortality rates than those who live in areas with less vegetation,…
Unhealthy environment blamed for quarter of deaths worldwide
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 12.6 million deaths each year—nearly one in four—are caused by environmental hazards such as air pollution, water pollution and unsafe working conditions. The report found that unhealthy environments…
Three from Harvard Chan receive climate change solutions grants
Three Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scientists are among investigators across six Harvard schools who will share over $1 million in the second round of grants awarded by the Climate Change Solutions Fund, an initiative launched…
Teacher-student collaboration fuels recommendations to boost electric vehicle popularity
January 20, 2016 – “Range anxiety” – a problem experienced by electric car owners who fear they will be unable to find charging stations – may be a major deterrent to the growth of electric automobile sales. Now…
Blue Sky Scenario
[Winter 2016] Jeremiah Zhe Liu, SM ’15, PhD ’20, is creating new biostatistical methods that may help reverse the devastating effects of air pollution in his native China. On calm days, an acrid fog descends over Taiyuan, China,…
Health care providers can help communicate climate change consequences
Most people in the U.S. do not see climate change as a serious threat, according to polls. A new editorial by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor Howard Koh argues that clinicians can help the public…