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Opinion: Collect COVID-19 data on gender diverse people, reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Health Affairs recently featured two blog posts written by students from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Preventing pandemics before they start
A new international task force is aimed at stopping new diseases like COVID-19 from spreading from animals to humans.
Why everyone should learn about public health
Michelle Williams discussed the importance of the field of public health and how racism is a public health issue.
Frontlines Spring 2021
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Philanthropic Impact: Meeting the moment
Unrestricted gifts help the School’s researchers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health became a local, national, and international hub for evidence-based information about the pandemic, all while facing constant challenges…
Message from the Dean: Pivotal Moment
We are at a pivotal moment—in our battle against COVID-19 and against threats to the health of people across the globe, and also in our quest to shape the future.
At a small Colorado university, COVID tracking goes high-tech
A collaboration between Colorado Mesa University and the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard has yielded “the most sophisticated system in the country to track outbreaks” of COVID-19, according Pardis Sabeti, a professor of immunology and infectious diseases…
The downside of ‘John Henryism’
When Black Americans push themselves to work harder in response to the constraints of structural racism, it can take a toll on their bodies, according to Duke University professor emeritus Sherman James.
Seeking more answers on how the coronavirus began
A group of 18 scientists, including Harvard Chan's Marc Lipsitch, called for a “proper investigation” into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hard lessons in the midst of hope
COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out, but variants continue to spread and public health systems around the world remain strained. Experts from across the Harvard Chan School reflect on the pandemic and what it means for the future of…
