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Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may increase risk of having child with autism
For immediate release: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Boston, MA — Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who…
Spring 2013 Frontlines
[ Spring 2013 ] Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond. HSPH cracks secrets of the malaria parasite HSPH researchers, led by Manoj Duraisingh, HSPH associate professor of immunology and infectious…
HSPH students propose data-sharing system to improve bicycle safety in Boston
May 3, 2013 — Despite its flummoxing street layout and notoriously aggressive drivers, Boston has made strides in recent years to redeem itself from a reputation as one of the worst cities for bicyclists in the country —…
Curbing children's tobacco use in India by boosting life skills, confidence
March 22, 2013 -- It’s estimated that about five million children in India are addicted to tobacco. They’re lured in by small, brightly colored packs of chewing tobacco—very popular in India—that cost just pennies a pack and are…
Measuring the effectiveness of public health interventions
February 11, 2013 -- If you’re examining the impact of air pollution control efforts in Denver, how do you statistically account for the fact that air pollution travels east—and that pollution reduction in the western United States could…
In Memoriam: Vilma Hunt, former HSPH scientist, radiation expert, feminist
January 22, 2013 -- Vilma Hunt, a pioneering researcher who studied radioactivity in cigarette smoke and workplace environmental hazards for women, died on December 29, 2012. A former research associate and visiting scientist at Harvard School of Public…
Graphic warnings on cigarettes effective across demographic groups
Disadvantaged Groups Stand to Benefit from Hard-Hitting Tobacco Warnings For immediate release: Monday, January 14, 2013 Washington, D.C. – Quitting smoking is a common New Year’s resolution for Americans each year, but research has repeatedly shown it is…
Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S.
For immediate release: Monday, December 3, 2012 Boston, MA — A new study led by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in…
Messages of Silent Spring still relevant 50 years later
The environmental lessons of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring have applications today, 50 years after publication of the seminal book. Despite the book’s impact over five decades, some of its lessons appear to need reteaching, according to John…
Prevailing winds
[ Fall 2012 ] A decades-long fight to bring clean air standards in line with environmental health science offers lessons for today. On a raw January day in Washington, DC, Douglas Dockery climbed Capitol Hill on his way…