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Years of potential life lost statistic could help “shake our collective numbness to the pandemic”

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The findings of a Harvard Pop Center Working paper by Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, Jarvis Chen, ScD, and Pop Center faculty member Nancy Krieger, PhD, is the focal point of an article on Vox.com.

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Author Nicole A. Goguen Posted on June 23, 2020 Categories NewsTags COVID19, Harvard Pop Center Working Paper Series, Nancy Krieger, racism

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Upcoming Online Seminars at the Harvard Pop Center

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    April 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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    April 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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    April 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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We’re Hiring a Data Compliance Coordinator!

If you have experience with research protocols, data use agreements, and the storage of datasets (or know someone who does), please explore this new job posting!

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    Geographic Insights Lab rolls out two new interactive dashboards: one for tracking NFHS data in India, the other for COVID-19 vaccination by U.S. congressional district

    April 20, 2021

    The National Family and Health Survey (NFHS) provides critical data on India’s health, nutrition, and population indicators. The Government of India utilizes many of these indicators to formulate policies and track its progress. The team at Geographic Insights Lab presents an interactive dashboard that systematically allows multiple stakeholders to compare 55 indicators for 300+ districts … Continue reading “Geographic Insights Lab rolls out two new interactive dashboards: one for tracking NFHS data in India, the other for COVID-19 vaccination by U.S. congressional district”

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    Honing messages about potential harms to health from sugary drinks

    April 19, 2021

    Harvard Bell Fellow Anna Grummon, PhD, is an author on this study published in Appetite that looks at which “health harms” participants (a group of over 1,000 parents in the U.S.) were most aware of, and which ones most discouraged them from buying sugary drinks. “These findings suggest health messages focused on a variety of … Continue reading “Honing messages about potential harms to health from sugary drinks”

  • A group of Harvard Pop Center staff and faculty, the logo, and an announcement that we are hiring!

    We’re Hiring a Data Compliance Coordinator!

    April 14, 2021

    If you have experience with research protocols, data use agreements, and the storage of datasets (or know someone who does), please explore (or share) this new job posting!

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    The dangers of ignoring the other epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic

    April 14, 2021

    Jason Block contributes his public health expertise to this op-ed in The Washington Post on the acute (and chronic) risks of ignoring the obesity issue in the U.S. “The reason obesity is so stigmatized is that people think of weight as a choice . . . It’s especially unfair when we have a society that … Continue reading “The dangers of ignoring the other epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic”

  • Head shot of Leah Abrams

    How are changes in working status due to COVID-19 impacting the mental health of those Americans close to retirement age?

    April 13, 2021

    Harvard Pop Center’s Sloan Fellow on Aging and Work Leah Abrams, PhD, and recent Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi, PhD, along with a colleague, have published their findings which reveal that workers who lost their jobs (more commonly associated with those who were under age 65 and those with less than a college degree), were … Continue reading “How are changes in working status due to COVID-19 impacting the mental health of those Americans close to retirement age?”

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