Vegan diet can benefit both health and the environment
There is strong evidence that a plant-based diet is the optimal diet for living a long and healthy life, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health nutrition expert Walter Willett. In a January 7, 2019 interview…
Op-ed: McCarthy urges action on a warming climate
Although the latest news on climate change paints a dire picture, Gina McCarthy of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health says that states, cities, and individuals can take action to cut the carbon emissions that are driving…
2018 Events
Celebrating a Campaign for Public Health, and more.
How climate change is already harming health
The health effects of climate change are already here, say experts. Hotter temperatures are causing problems ranging from respiratory diseases to heat exhaustion to cognitive issues; extreme weather events are causing direct risks to human lives, the collapse…
Report: Climate change is biggest global health threat
A new report says that climate change represents the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Published in The Lancet, the report said that climate change is already responsible for more heat waves, extreme weather, the spread…
California’s new ‘normal’: larger, more intense fires
The latest wave of deadly fires in California, which have claimed more than 50 lives and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, are “part of the world we live in right now,” according to Gina McCarthy of Harvard…
A call for redesigning American streets
In this week’s podcast we’ll explore how America’s streets can be redesigned to benefit bicyclists and pedestrians—and we’ll explain why doing so may even help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Designing for climate change
How we can better design our buildings and cities to adapt to our changing climate?
Op-ed: Reducing air conditioning’s environmental impact
With the number and intensity of heat waves on the rise, experts estimate that the world will need 1.3 billion more air conditioners by the year 2050. Two faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
Speaking up for climate science
Despite efforts by the Trump administration to roll back environmental regulations and slash the budget of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—where she served as administrator during President Barack Obama’s second term—Gina McCarthy is feeling optimistic about the…
