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Video: Can You Imagine?
Can you imagine what our lives would be like without the help of public health? These adorable kids certainly can—and it’s not pretty.
Imagine a healthier world
May 2012 -- This video looks at some of the cutting-edge work being done by Harvard School of Public Health nutrition researchers to help people everywhere live healthier lives. See how their efforts are changing our very understanding…
The Curley School
May 2012 -- The kids at Boston’s Curley K-8 School aren’t just learning about healthy food in the classroom—with the help of Harvard School of Public Health, they’re loving it in the lunchroom. Watch this video to see…
HSPH healthy pyramid helps guide offerings at Google's cafés
The healthy eating pyramid developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is front and center in the cafés of one of the world’s most prominent companies: Google. A May 11, 2012 Los Angeles Times article, on Silicon…
Harvard School of Public Health to present Healthy Cup Award to Jamie Oliver
For immediate release: May 8, 2012 Boston, MA – Jamie Oliver, the internationally acclaimed chef of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, will be honored by Harvard School of Public Health for his substantial achievements in working to end the…
Some HDL, or "good" cholesterol, may not protect against heart disease
For immediate release: Monday, May 7, 2012 Boston, MA – A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that a subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called “good” cholesterol, may not protect…
Harvard School of Public Health launches obesity prevention website
The Obesity Prevention Source Aims to Help Policymakers and Public Reverse Growing Worldwide Epidemic For immediate release: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Boston, MA - What is causing the obesity epidemic—and how can we stop and reverse this worldwide…
High-fructose corn syrup or table sugar: For better health, avoid too much of either
High-fructose corn syrup isn’t necessarily worse for us than table sugar, but there is just too much of it in our food supply, says Harvard School of Public Health nutrition expert Frank Hu. In an April 30, 2012…
YMCA of the USA/HSPH initiative in afterschool programs increases physical activity levels in youth
April 20, 2012 A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) youth fitness and nutrition initiative conducted with the YMCA of the USA was found to effectively boost physical activity levels and time spent doing moderate and vigorous exercise…
HSPH professor teaches health professionals to be healthy eating role models
David Eisenberg, an associate professor at Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, shared his passion for cooking delicious, healthy food at the eighth annual Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives conference. The event, which he founded in…