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Preparing for the next public health emergency
Developing life-saving vaccines, directing funding toward pandemic preparedness, building collaborations between public and private entities, and ensuring strict and efficient regulation will all be needed to prepare for future health emergencies, said Harvard Chan School's Kizzmekia Corbett at…
How the results of the 2022 midterms may affect health policy
Congress is likely to remain gridlocked on public health issues for the next two years, with a Democratically controlled Senate and a Republican-controlled House of Representatives pursuing vastly different health priorities, according to a new article by experts…
Politics driving increased mortality rates across the U.S.
Death rates are up among Americans, with people in some places faring worse than others—and toxic partisan politics is likely playing a role, according to recent research.
Harvard Chan School experts shed light on link between guns and suicides, gun injuries
The relationship between firearms and suicide, as well as firearms injury data, were among the topics of studies from experts at Harvard Chan School that appeared in the December 2022 issue of the journal Preventive Medicine.
The importance of addressing holiday loneliness
In the wake of the sadness and trauma of the pandemic, it’s important for people dealing with loss or who are isolated to connect with others during the holidays so that they feel less lonely, according to lecturer…
Coronavirus news – November 2022
Harvard Chan School experts offer comments and context about the coronavirus in a variety of media outlets.
A hub for training better public health communicators
Amanda Yarnell, new senior director of the School’s Center for Health Communication, is refocusing the center on defining, teaching, and sharing best practices for communicating health information in a world that’s increasingly skeptical and fragmented.
Tips for having a safe, healthy Thanksgiving
Amid surges in respiratory infections across the U.S., and the possibility of an uptick in COVID-19 rates, public health experts are offering advice on how people can make Thanksgiving gatherings as safe as possible.
African nursing leaders take deep dive into how to strengthen health systems
The inaugural cohort in the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program's Certificate in Global Public Health for Nurse Leaders convened in Kenya in September for a week-long intensive course on health systems strengthening.
Maintaining masking requirements at Boston Public Schools protected students, staff
The lifting of masking requirements in school districts outside of Boston in February 2022 was associated with an additional 44.9 COVID-19 cases per 1,000 students and staff in the 15 weeks after the statewide masking policy was rescinded,…
