Getting injured workers back on their feet
May 3, 2016—Physician Jeff Vogel, MPH ’16, has treated all manner of workplace injuries from broken bones to monkey bites. When these patients need rehabilitation, Vogel wants to get them back on the job as soon as possible—studies…
Removing guns from distraught individuals may help curb suicide rate
Friends of distressed individuals can have a role in helping to reduce the nation’s rising suicide rate by showing compassion, optimism, and coaxing the distraught person to store any household guns or medications that they might use to kill themselves inaccessably…
Putting the brakes on distracted driving
April 19, 2016—April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Jay Winsten is the Frank Stanton Director of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication and associate dean for health communication, which recently celebrated its thirtieth…
Truck drivers who fail to adhere to sleep apnea treatment have higher crash rate
For immediate release: Monday, March 21, 2016 Boston, MA – Truck drivers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who failed to adhere to treatment had a rate of preventable crashes five times higher than that of truckers without the…
Presidential candidates say little about health challenges
The current presidential candidates “have precious little to say” about some of the most compelling challenges relating to the nation’s health—such as the fact that Americans are living shorter lives and experiencing poorer health than people in many…
David Hemenway will discuss gun violence in reddit ‘AMA’
Q & A will precede President Obama’s town hall on reducing gun violence On January 5, 2016 President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions intended to reduce the number of mass shootings, suicides, and killings that…
Call for police killings, police deaths to be reported as notifiable weekly public health data
For immediate release: December 8, 2015 Boston, MA – Although no reliable official data currently exist on the number of law enforcement-related deaths each year in the U.S., counting these deaths can and should be done because the…
States with tighter gun laws have fewer armed youth on the streets
When states have strict gun laws, teens are less likely to carry guns on the streets, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University researchers. The authors also found youth…
Making Boston streets safer for bicyclists
More than painted bike lanes are needed to keep bicyclists safe on Boston’s busy streets, a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher said September 14, 2015 at a Boston City Council public hearing on how to…
Living more safely with guns
There are ways to bring together both sides of the nation’s gun debate to address the public health threat of firearm violence in the United States, which claims an estimated 33,000 lives annually and puts the nation at…