Eric Rubin, Renee Salas elected to National Academy of Medicine
Two researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Eric Rubin and Renee Salas, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Poll: As the Delta variant continues, 38% of U.S. households report facing serious financial problems in the past few months, despite two-thirds receiving government assistance
For immediate release: October 12, 2021 Boston, MA – According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, 38% of U.S. households report facing serious financial problems in the past few months,…
Disruptions from COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa will have substantial health consequences
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Boston, MA—Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many African leaders implemented prevention measures such as lockdowns, travel bans, border closures, and school closures. While these efforts may have helped slow the spread…
Leading coronavirus scientist, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, to join Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to continue vaccine development research
Leading coronavirus scientist Kizzmekia S. Corbett is joining Harvard Chan School as an assistant professor to continue vaccine development research.
Analysis reveals factors underlying COVID-19 spread in Brazil
For immediate release: Thursday, April 22, 2021 Boston, MA – An overall failure in Brazil to implement prompt, coordinated, and equitable responses fueled COVID-19’s spread in a context of stark local socioeconomic and health care inequalities, according to…
Opinion: Mental health services critical part of human-rights-based universal health coverage
Mental health services should be part of universal health coverage, under which people receive all essential health services without being pushed into poverty.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Thrive Global, and Creative Artists Agency Launch #FirstRespondersFirst to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic
#FirstRespondersFirst is an initiative created to provide first responder healthcare workers with physical and psychological resources they so desperately need as they serve on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Op-ed: Repairing and expanding the health care system in Canada
Although Canadians take pride in the fairness of both their society and their health care system, inequities continue to exist in both, according to a recent op-ed co-authored by Andrew Boozary, a visiting scientist in Harvard T.H. Chan…
Poll: Adults in the top 1% highest income bracket have dramatically different life experiences than middle- and lower-income adults when it comes to financial problems, health care, and life satisfaction
For immediate release: Thursday, January 9, 2020 Boston, MA – According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, while only 4% of the top 1% highest income adults say they would…
Pervasive discrimination experienced by minority groups in U.S.
In a series of articles, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers indicate that adults in several minority groups face discrimination in many aspects of their lives. In the midst of national debates on the extent of…