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Shock to the system
Ellen Chappelka, MPH ’22, was taken aback by preventable health problems she saw while working as an EMT in New Orleans. Now she wants to change systemic issues that make people vulnerable in the first place.
Commentary: Emergency room doctors urged to take more steps to prevent opioid overdoses
People with opioid withdrawal symptoms who seek help at a hospital emergency room often are referred to a psychological counseling program first instead of being treated with a medication, wrote Jun Nakagawa, a doctoral candidate at Harvard T.H.…
In Hurricane Maria’s wake, taking stock of Puerto Rico’s decimated medical infrastructure
Harvard Chan alum Michael Grant spent 25 days in Puerto Rico helping to assess the state of the island’s medical infrastructure in the wake of the storm.
Recovery from Harvey could take years
Richard Serino spoke about the response to Harvey so far and the long recovery ahead in Texas and Louisiana.
Responding to tropical storm Harvey
Experts say the recovery from Harvey is likely to take years.
Many U.S. underground natural gas storage wells at risk for leaks
More than one in five of the 15,000 active underground natural gas storage wells in the U.S. appear to be at risk for serious leaks due to obsolete well designs, according to a study by Harvard T.H. Chan…
Attacks against aid workers add complexity to disaster response training
At annual disaster simulation, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative stresses personal safety May 9, 2017 – Amidst unprecedented levels of violence against civilians and humanitarian aid workers in conflict settings around the world, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is taking a…
FXB Fellow Satchit Balsari receives honor in India
Satchit Balsari receives award from Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India Satchit Balsari, an FXB Center for Health and Human Rights Fellow and, until recently, chief of the Global Emergency Medicine Program at Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital,…
Cardiovascular disease-related hospital admissions jump on second day after major snowfall
For immediate release: Monday, January 30, 2017 Boston, MA – Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a…
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative trains TSA executives
Leonard Marcus, lecturer on public health practice in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) that he co-directs, were mentioned in a December…