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Frontlines Winter 2021
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Psychological health linked to heart health
Mental health and well-being appear to be connected to biological processes and behaviors that contribute to cardiovascular disease.
Health benefits of hope
An optimistic outlook may help people live longer, and may also lower the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions.
We're better off when kids are resilient
Are kids going to be okay when the pandemic is over? That’s the question on many parents’ minds as remote learning continues, and friends and family remain six feet apart. Better Off talks with psychologist and researcher Archana…
Harvard Chan experts featured in year’s top stories in Harvard Magazine, Harvard Gazette
Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were featured in some of the top stories of 2020 in both Harvard Magazine and the Harvard Gazette.
Living with loneliness as COVID-19 pandemic rages on
As the world approaches a new year of social distancing and isolation due to COVID-19, public health experts are exploring the long-term mental and physical health consequences of loneliness, and offering strategies to help people stay more connected.
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.
How we’re harming the planet—and ourselves
Human-caused changes in the global environment, such as deforestation and air pollution, are increasingly threatening our own health and well-being, according to Harvard Chan School's Samuel Myers.
Bolstering workers’ well-being amid pandemic disruptions
When coronavirus pandemic lockdowns forced widespread business disruptions, workers lost some of their sense of belonging and connection, according to Harvard Chan School's Eileen McNeely.
During COVID-19, few public expressions of collective grief
Even though more than 280,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, there hasn't yet been public acknowledgement of the losses, say experts.
