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FACETS program steers undergrads toward public health careers
The Fostering Advancement & Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS) summer program at Harvard Chan School offers rising junior and senior undergraduate students from underrepresented groups around the country a mix of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on research, and…
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Predicting prenatal care rates in rural Ethiopia
Through predictive models, it may be possible to identify pregnant women in low-resource settings who are at high risk of failing to attend antenatal care, in order to develop interventions to encourage their attendance, according to a new…
Science fueled by social justice
Sydney Stanley, PhD ’23, researches infectious diseases with an eye toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable populations
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Boosting the nursing ranks
Trissa Lyman, MPH ’23, has found nursing extremely rewarding. She’s passionate about bringing more people into the field.
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Improving global maternal mortality outcomes
Zachary Ward, research scientist in the Center for Health Decision Science, explains his recent pair of studies predicting trends in global maternal mortality and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to curb maternal deaths.
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Harvard Chan School’s Christopher Golden receives grant to strengthen public health systems through artificial intelligence
Harvard Chan School’s Christopher Golden is among the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s recent $140 million investment in artificial intelligence (AI). He will co-lead a project aimed at strengthening the public health system in Madagascar through AI…
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Thinking big about child health and vaccines
Accompanying a childhood vaccination team in a remote part of Brazil spurred Cornelius Rau, SM ’23, toward the goal of improving child health on a large scale.
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Hackathon seeks digital solutions to health system challenges in Latin America, Caribbean
More than 700 hackathon participants proposed technologies to build high-value health systems—which provide cost-effective care that prioritizes patients’ quality of life.
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Rising dengue cases disproportionately affect children in U.S. territories
In U.S. territories in the Caribbean, cases of dengue are on the rise in children because of inequities in the effects of climate change and the accessibility of vaccines, according to experts.
Symposium marks Global Health and Population’s 60th anniversary
The Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health marked its 60th anniversary with a symposium focused on global health security.
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