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Healing the hurt
Physician John A. Rich, MPH ’90, reflects on what has he learned in the decade since publishing a pathbreaking book on trauma in the lives of young black men.
Launching a revolution
As California’s first surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris, MPH ’02, is finding the roots of disease in childhood adversity and treating the long-term consequences.
Op-ed: Repairing and expanding the health care system in Canada
Although Canadians take pride in the fairness of both their society and their health care system, inequities continue to exist in both, according to a recent op-ed co-authored by Andrew Boozary, a visiting scientist in Harvard T.H. Chan…
Poll: Adults in the top 1% highest income bracket have dramatically different life experiences than middle- and lower-income adults when it comes to financial problems, health care, and life satisfaction
For immediate release: Thursday, January 9, 2020 Boston, MA – According to a new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, while only 4% of the top 1% highest income adults say they would…
Colleges can help address students’ ‘sense of hopelessness’
The current social and political climate can give college students a sense of hopelessness.
Student fieldwork helps anchor Worcester-based health care system in community
August 13, 2019 – Two doctor of public health (DrPH) students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health worked with UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) in Worcester, Mass. to develop an ambitious new strategy aimed at addressing…
For children born with HIV, adhering to medication gets harder with age
For immediate release: July 31, 2019 Boston, MA – Children born with HIV in the U.S. were less likely to adhere to their medications as they aged from preadolescence to adolescence and into young adulthood, according to a…
Stemming the health consequences of childhood trauma
Tiana Woolridge, MPH ’19, wants to help vulnerable children build strategies for mental wellness.
What can design do for public health?
A leading public health expert and a leading design expert share what they’ve learned from each other and how the principles of design can be applied to address some of the world’s most complex health challenges.
Disparities in life expectancy in Massachusetts driven by societal factors
New life expectancy data show that there are massive variations across different areas of Massachusetts, likely driven by societal factors such as education, income, race, and access to health care. According to data from the National Center for…