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Proven strategies to tame the childhood obesity epidemic
New findings by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers and colleagues have identified strategies that are effective in helping keep kids’ weight down and that get a significant bang for the health care buck. The five-year…
Study finds inadequate hydration among U.S. children
Findings could have implications for children’s health, well-being For immediate release: Thursday, June 11 Boston, MA – More than half of all children and adolescents in the U.S. are not getting enough hydration—probably because they’re not drinking enough water—a…
A picture of health
[Spring 2015] Alumna’s instructional videos transform frontline health care globally In rural South Sudan, the population barely tops four people per square mile. Vehicles are a rarity. And when night falls, a limitless silence descends. Despite this isolation,…
Off the Cuff: Making the case for childhood immunization
[Spring 2015] Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, professor of health communication, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Q: There has been an uptick of measles, whooping cough, and other infections in the United States. Many of these infections, which are…
Overweight teens may have increased risk for colorectal cancer
Teenagers who are significantly overweight appear to have twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer in middle-age compared with teens of normal weight, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers. Elizabeth…
Screening tool helps identify sexually exploited children
It can be challenging for health care providers to identify young victims of sexual trafficking due to its hidden nature, poor understanding by law enforcement and other service providers, and psychological factors experienced by victims. But a new…
Federal government calls for lowering fluoride levels in drinking water
For the first time in over five decades, the federal government has lowered the recommended level of fluoride in U.S. community drinking water. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its updated Public Health Service recommendations…
Understanding the social context of Ebola
April 10, 2015 — Theresa Betancourt, ScD ’03, associate professor of child health and human rights, directs the Research Program on Children and Global Adversity, based at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Department of Global Health…
Helping children rescued from Boko Haram
Eighty-four boys rescued by the Cameroonian army in March 2015 from Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist group based in Nigeria, were initially silent. But that silence might be what helped them survive at the Koranic school from which they…
Striving and thriving: Reducing the effects of adversity on early childhood development
April 3, 2015—It’s estimated that half of the 500 million children in low- and middle-income countries will face physical or cognitive developmental challenges. That eye-opening number set the tone for the second annual State of Global Health Symposium…
