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Poverty, socioeconomic disparities impact health outcomes
Those charged with improving healthcare quality must not overlook the potential impact of poverty and socioeconomic disparities on health outcomes of individuals, according to an editorial published online March 6, 2018 in BMJ Quality and Safety. The article…
Yerby Fellows share research at annual symposium
March 2, 2018 – Exposure to diesel exhaust on the job appears to raise the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease, according to Aisha Dickerson, a Yerby Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Trump administration proposal to overhaul SNAP program raises questions
Any major change to the SNAP program should be carefully pilot tested and evaluated before being rolled out nationally to ensure that changes enhance, not harm, the well-being of participants, said Harvard Chan School Professor Walter Willett.
For world’s poorest, vaccines prevent both deaths and medical impoverishment
For immediate release: February 5, 2018 Boston, MA – Vaccines have enormous impact not just on health, but on keeping people out of poverty, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
Income inequality, ill health and the tax bill
Professional medical societies representing more than 560,000 doctors have voiced opposition to the Republican tax bill primarily out of concern for its potential negative impact on the health insurance market, according to a November 30, 2017 article in…
Dean Williams calls for focus on broad impacts of discrimination in America
Widespread discrimination in America seriously threatens health and economic outcomes for millions of individuals and their communities—and these inequities should be spotlighted in the national discourse, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dean Michelle Williams.…
Poll finds one-third of Latinos say they have experienced discrimination in their jobs and when seeking housing
In the context of institutional forms of discrimination, more than three in ten Latinos report having personally experienced discrimination because they are Latino when it comes to applying for jobs (33%), being paid equally or considered for promotion…
Jim Crow laws: A contributing factor to more lethal breast cancer among U.S. black women now?
November 1, 2017 – Jim Crow laws—which legalized racial discrimination in Southern U.S. states from the late 1870s through the mid-1960s—have been linked with negative health impacts. A new study led by Harvard Chan School’s Nancy Krieger, professor of…
Poll finds at least half of Black Americans say they have experienced racial discrimination in their jobs and from the police
Poll finds at least half of Black Americans say they have experienced racial discrimination in their jobs and from the police.
Pollution has steep price in lives lost, economic damages
Toxic air, water, and soil contribute annually to 9 million deaths and $4.6 trillion in economic damages globally, according to a new report by the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Illness and death related to pollution in less-developed…