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Building solidarity to face global injustice
The Roma Program at Harvard’s François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, based at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, marked International Roma Day (April 8) with its 12th annual conference.
Improved future pandemic responses hinge on more government involvement, experts say
Increased government oversight of public health research, disease surveillance, and policy is critical to saving lives and promoting equity during future pandemics, according to Harvard Chan School faculty.
‘I’m going to fix everyone’
Despite his challenging start in rural Jamaica, James Frater, MPH ’24, overcame enormous obstacles to achieve his lifelong goal of becoming a doctor. He then helped others dream big.
Reckoning with racist history at New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine has begun to take a hard look at its history of racism and complicity in slavery.
Senior physicians may care for fewer patients with Medicaid and from racial/ethnic minorities than junior physicians
Senior physicians may avoid seeing racial minorities and lower paying Medicaid-insured patients compared to junior physicians in the same practice, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Maternity ward closures exacerbating health disparities
Obstetric units are closing at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S. As a result, many patients are being forced to travel farther to give birth and receive prenatal and postpartum care.
Helping parents talk to children about racism
When Kimberly Narain, MPH ’11, couldn’t find a book to help her talk to her daughter about the tumultuous events of 2020, she decided to write one.
Alumni Weekend 2023 focuses on equity, justice in health care
Roughly 150 Harvard Chan School alumni gathered in late September for reconnecting, networking, and learning at the annual Alumni Weekend. The focus of the event was “The Right to Health: Equity and Justice for All.”
Nurse home visits may not improve prenatal health among low-income patients
Margaret McConnell, associate professor of global health economics at Harvard Chan School, discusses her recent evaluation of the impact of a longstanding national nurse home visiting program.
Opinion: SCOTUS rulings on race neutrality threaten health
Recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, but the decisions could worsen racial disparities across all sectors of society, including health, according to Michelle Williams of Harvard Chan…