Poll: U.S. public sees ill health as resulting from broad range of causes
Many believe their health has been impacted by negative childhood experiences For immediate release: March 2, 2015 Boston, MA – A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that more than six…
Poll finds many in Massachusetts have firsthand experience with a medical error
More than half made an effort to report it For immediate release: December 2, 2014 Boston, MA – This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the tragic death of Betsy Lehman, a health care reporter for the Boston…
Polls show deep partisan divide over Affordable Care Act
Despite millions of Americans newly insured under ACA, most Americans still do not approve of the legislation For immediate release: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Boston, MA – A comprehensive analysis of data from 27 public opinion polls conducted…
Americans mistrust medical profession, but like their own doctors
Americans are less likely to trust the medical profession than people in many other countries, but they often like their own doctors, according to a new report from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The seemingly contradictory findings—based…
Poll: Most believe Ebola likely spread by multiple routes, including sneezing, coughing
Most think people would survive Ebola if they received immediate medical care For immediate release: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Boston, MA – A Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released today shows most people in the U.S.…
Poll finds many in U.S. lack knowledge about Ebola and its transmission
For immediate release: August 21, 2014 Boston, MA – Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports no known cases of Ebola transmission in the United States, a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released…
NPR/RWJF/HSPH Poll finds health most common major stressful event in Americans’ lives last year
Reports of great deal of stress more than twice as common among people in poor health For immediate release: July 7, 2014 Princeton, N.J. – A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) poll released…
Despite recent problems, support for the Massachusetts health insurance law remains high
Support for the national health law higher in MA than in U.S. as a whole For immediate release: Monday, June 16, 2014 Boston, MA — A new poll by The Boston Globe and Harvard School of Public Health…
Survey explores communication during West Virginia water crisis
Elena Savoia, research scientist in the Department of Biostatistics and deputy director of the HSPH Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, was recently interviewed on WOWK-TV in Huntington, West Virginia about crisis communication around the state’s winter 2014…
New poll finds diabetes top health concern for Latino families
For immediate release: January 21, 2014 Princeton, N.J. – A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health poll was released today on the views of Latinos in America about their health and health care, communities, financial…
