How a database helps prevent violent deaths
Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) has been crucial in helping policymakers, health care workers, and researchers understand more about what leads to violent deaths, including homicides and suicides,…
Could recent mass shootings spur action to reduce gun violence?
The federal government has not taken steps to reduce gun violence in the U.S., even after a spate of mass shootings. But other entities—such as state governments, foundations, and corporations—may be spurred to take action, according to Harvard…
Medical groups issue joint call to action on gun violence
Several high-profile medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Public Health Association, are calling for action on gun violence in the U.S. In a policy paper published in the Annals…
Can tearing down abandoned buildings reduce gun violence?
It’s possible that removing blighted structures from neighborhoods with high rates of gun violence could help reduce shootings, according to a new study. Researchers led by Jonathan Jay, postdoctoral fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,…
Opinion: Reframe gun violence as preventable disease
When tackling gun violence, American cities should view it through a public health lens, according to Dean Michelle Williams of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Opinion: Gun safety is in physicians’ ‘lane’
Student Latonya Riddle-Jones, a physician, is an advocate for doctors’ ability to counsel their patients on gun safety.
Creating an inclusive environment for transgender and gender-nonbinary teens
Transgender and gender-nonbinary teens face a greater risk of sexual assault in schools that prevent them from using bathrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
Transgender teens with restricted bathroom access at higher risk of sexual assault
Transgender and gender-nonbinary teens face greater risk of sexual assault in schools that prevent them from using bathrooms or locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, according to a recent study. Researchers looked at data from a survey…
Helping young black men move past histories of trauma and violence
John Rich, MPH ’90, gave this year's Yerby Diversity Lecture in Public Health.
Researchers to study gender-based violence in Jordan
A team led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will conduct a yearlong study of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Jordan.