At Second Annual Yerby Fellowship Symposium, postdocs present research
March 12, 2019 – The health of particular groups of people—including caregivers for children, patient care workers, and people exposed to chemicals at work—was the focus of the Yerby Postdoctoral Fellows who spoke at a recent symposium at…
Blockchain-based survey will help monitor worker welfare
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is part of a new collaboration to develop a system for monitoring worker health and safety using blockchain technology. Blockchain is a technology that allows people to quickly and securely share…
Course uses Wikipedia as tool for teaching science translation
Students taking the Introduction to the Workplace Environment course this fall updated or created Wikipedia pages as their final projects.
New manual helps companies enhance workplace health and well-being
October 16, 2017—The work environment can take a toll on health—from unsafe conditions that lead to injuries to stressful demands that contribute to cardiovascular disease. A new manual produced by the Center for Work, Health, and Well-being at Harvard…
Health and safety in the dry cleaning industry
Dry cleaning is an industry that dates back to the 1600s—when turpentine was used to clean fabrics. But now it's an industry in transition amid growing demand for dry cleaning solvents that are less harmful to humans and…
Report links welding fumes with risk of cancer
More priority needs to be given to protecting the world’s estimated 111 million welders and other workers from exposure to potentially toxic welding fumes, according to David Christiani, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics at Harvard T.H. Chan…
Firefighting puts strain on the heart
Firefighters appear to be at increased risk of heart attack from the stress, heat, and other physical demands of the job, according to a new study by University of Edinburgh researchers. The study and an accompanying editorial were…
Firefighters’ workplace cancer risk explored
Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are taking a new approach to studying cancer risk among firefighters. They have partnered with the Boston Fire Department to conduct a novel exposure assessment…
Workers at electronics recycling facilities exposed to toxic metals
Employees at three U.S. electronic scrap recycling facilities were overexposed to metals known to cause serious health effects—including cancer as well as respiratory, neurologic, renal, and reproductive damage—according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Survey reveals significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts
For immediate release: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Boston, MA – Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, according to an anonymous survey of nearly 1,850 pilots conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School…
