Bringing a public health focus to the business world
Experts from the worlds of business and public health are discussing ways for businesses to operate safely amid the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 transmission among workers considerable during early outbreaks
Workplace transmission of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 likely played substantial role in local spread of disease in six Asian countries.
Study raises concerns about CTE diagnoses among former NFL players
A survey of nearly 4,000 former NFL players indicates that some former players have received a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, despite the fact that the gold standard for diagnosing the disease is a postmortem exam…
Getting to know ... MPH student Glen Cheng
Attorney and physician Glen Cheng is earning his MPH as part of Harvard Chan School s Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program.
The education of occupational health pioneer Alice Hamilton
Joseph Brain, Cecil K. and Philip Drinker Professor of Environmental Physiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke about his new book, The Education of Alice Hamilton.
Op-ed: Celebrating Alice Hamilton, who pioneered national safety standards
At only 5 foot 3 inches, Alice Hamilton may have seemed innocuous in her dark tweeds, but as she sought in the early 20th century to assess the health of workers in factories that produced lead, explosives, coal,…
Professional sports and health
A new study finds that pro football players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared to pro baseball players. We’ll explore the factors that may be driving this.
High-altitude health
Flight surgeon Christopher Scheibler, MPH ’19, makes sure that Air Force pilots are healthy and that the cockpit environment is safe. He’d like to help make flying safer for everyone else, too. May 31, 2019 – If you…
NFL players die at higher rates than MLB players, but heart risks loom large for both sports
National Football League (NFL) players appear to be at an elevated risk of death compared with Major League Baseball (MLB) players, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School.…
Blockchain survey lets workers anonymously speak out on health and safety
Harvard Chan School’s Sustainability for Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE) worked with Levi Strauss & Co on a workplace wellness survey using blockchain technology.