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Stamping out smoking, saving babies with clean sheets: lessons from the frontlines of public health
Donna Shalala shared lessons from public health campaigns as part of a panel discussion at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on Life Saving Leadership and the Art of Health Policymaking. The November 15 event was sponsored…
Op-ed: Raising tobacco age would cut youth smoking, save lives
Massachusetts should raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 21, Howard Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health argued in a recent op-ed.
E-cigarette emissions appear to contain pollutants
Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now regulates electronic cigarettes, it has not yet developed standards for testing them or for acceptable levels of chemicals emitted when users exhale. A study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School…
Involving residents could help as public housing goes smoke-free
Enlisting all residents of public housing authorities—both smokers and non-smokers—could help with the implementation of a new policy prohibiting indoor smoking in federally funded public housing, including within residents’ apartments, according to a new commentary by researchers from…
Marijuana and public health
In this week’s episode: As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, we examine the potential public health benefits and concerns, plus the growing body of evidence about the negative health effects of synthetic chemicals known as phthalates.
Tight regulation of marijuana needed in Massachusetts to protect youth
There’s reason for both enthusiasm and caution when it comes to the state law that will legalize marijuana for those for those age 21 and older that was approved November 8, 2016 by Massachusetts voters, according to a…
We have the knowledge and technology to reduce global cancer deaths
The world does not need to wait for new cures to prevent cancer deaths, according to David Hunter, Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In an editorial published online…
Decline in cigarette smoking accelerated during Obama administration
The rate of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has declined substantially during the presidency of Barack Obama, according an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Author Michael Fiore, MPH '85, writes that since 2009, smoking…
Frequent religious service attendance linked with decreased mortality risk among women
For immediate release: Monday, May 16, 2016 Boston, MA – Women who attended religious services more than once per week were more than 30% less likely to die during a 16-year-follow-up than women who never attended, according to a study…
What can be done to prevent one billion tobacco-related deaths?
The world has made much progress in the fight against tobacco, but much more work still needs to be done, said Howard V. Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard T.H.…