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Perspective: How Black reparations could end health disparities
Black reparations for slavery are a long-overdue approach to mitigating persistent disparities between Blacks and whites in the United States, according to a Perspective article in the New England Journal of Medicine co-authored by Harvard Chan School’s Mary…
Op-ed: Public health researchers should get political
It’s time for researchers to step into politics, according to Mary Bassett, director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University and FXB Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights…
Viewpoint: Prioritizing racial minorities for COVID-19 vaccines
An op-ed co-authored by Dean Michelle Williams addresses the issue of race and vaccine allocation in the U.S.
Virtual Alumni Week 2020 draws global audience
Alumni from around the world tuned in for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s first-ever virtual Alumni Week, held September 29 through October 3, 2020.
Gun suicide deaths disproportionately high in west and south
Deaths from gun suicide in 11 congressional districts across Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee are roughly double the national average.
Frontlines Fall 2020
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Deadly Parallels
Health disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic mirror those in the lethal 1918 flu.
Alumni at the Pandemic’s Front Lines
Harvard Chan School graduates from across a spectrum of public health careers have been working to contain COVID-19. These are just a few of their stories.
Finding Purpose in the Pandemic
Nine newly minted public health professionals and a postdoctoral scholar describe their time on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Some Black hair products may harm users’ health
Hair products sometimes used by Black women may contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked with serious health issues.