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Why we have trouble assessing climate risk
Experts quoted in a January 23, 2022 CNN article talked about why humans do a poor job of evaluating climate risk, how they tend to avoid an overload of distressing information, and how it’s crucial to better communicate…
The Age of Trauma
A global pandemic. Horrific acts of police violence. Political upheaval. The climate crisis.The opioid epidemic. With sources of stress piling up and intersecting in new ways, a growing number of mental health experts are looking to root-cause solutions.
Symposium encourages ‘anti-racism’ focus for public health
More than a dozen experts at the intersection of race and public health recently gathered for a virtual symposium to discuss structural racism’s negative impacts on health and how public health research can help inform policy change aimed…
Message from the Dean: The Great Force of History
By any measure, we are living in an extraordinary time for public health, one that each of us will undoubtedly carry with us for years to come.
Frontlines Fall 2021
Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Showing Up for the Underserved
Kim Rhoads, MPH ’06, has relentlessly focused on bringing COVID-19 testing and vaccinations directly to the San Francisco Bay Area’s Black communities, earning a reputation as a fierce advocate and trusted medical adviser.
Podcast interviews highlight public health threats of racism, dietary colonialism
Alumnus Reginald Tucker-Seeley and PhD candidate Abrania Morrero appeared on recent episodes of Environmental Health News’ podcast to talk about their work.
We're better off with Juneteenth
In a special bonus episode, recorded a day before Juneteenth was made a federal holiday, we listen in on a conversation between Opal Lee, an activist and teacher often called the "grandmother of Juneteenth," and Harvard University professors…
More education usually means better health—but less so for Black men
Rising education levels typically lead to better health, but Black men in the U.S. are not benefiting as much as other groups, according to recent research.
Why everyone should learn about public health
Michelle Williams discussed the importance of the field of public health and how racism is a public health issue.
