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Rethinking HIV prevention
Daniel Halperin, Lecturer on International Health, on why HIV prevention strategies need a fresh look. (May 2008, 18:46) Please click the player icon above to play this podcast in your browser. Alternatively, you may download the podcast in…
HSPH research on broad determinants of health disparities featured in health affairs
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Four papers by research faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are featured in the March/April issue of the journal Health Affairs, which focuses on racial, ethnic, and other…
NPR/Kaiser/Harvard survey: The public on requiring individuals to have health insurance
For immediate release: Friday, February 29, 2008 Boston, MA -- This survey conducted jointly by NPR and public opinion researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health examines how the public views different…
Poll finds Americans split by political party over whether socialized medicine better or worse than current system
Seventy percent of Republicans think socialized medicine would make things worse and 70% of Democrats think it would make things better For immediate release: Thursday, February 14, 2008 During the course of the presidential nomination campaign, some candidates’…
Presidential candidates' platforms reflect sharp differences in perspectives of Democratic and Republican primary voters on health care problems
Analysis Draws on Data from New Kaiser/Harvard Survey of Likely Voters in Early Primary States, as Well as 10 Recent National Polls For immediate release: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 With the next wave of presidential primary elections quickly…
Who are the uninsured? (They could be you)
Who are the Uninsured? (They Could be You) People who lack health insurance come from all social and economic groups. Of the approximately 500,000 uninsured “nonelderly” in Massachusetts (those who, being under age 65, are not yet eligible…
Health care for (almost) everyone: Key elements of the law
Key Elements of the Law “An act to provide access to affordable, quality, accountable health care.” Individual mandate For the first time in the United States, the law requires that anyone over 18 have “minimum creditable coverage” by…
Perspectives on an unprecedented law
Perspectives on an Unprecedented Law: Five HSPH experts comment "We are all very concerned in Massachusetts that an adequate safety net of care remain in the system for those who fall through the cracks." -HSPH Senior Lecturer Nancy Turnbull…
Health care for (almost) everyone
[ Winter 2008 ] Massachusetts' Bold Experiment Heart disease. Cancer. Uninsurance. If not having health insurance were a disease, it would rank as the third-leading cause of death in Americans ages 50 to 64, according to one 2004…
