Jennifer Karas Montez, PhD, Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alumna, briefed Congress on the impact of education on mortality and health at a Congressional briefing sponsored by PAA.
Interventions addressing anxiety & depression have long-term mental health benefits for war-affected youth
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Theresa Betancourt, ScD, is lead author on a study published in Pediatrics that assesses the longer-term impact of mental health interventions on war-affected youth in Sierra Leone. Learn more about the study in this Reuters article.
More years of secondary schooling, particularly for women, reduces HIV risk in Botswana
A study published in the Lancet Global Health authored by Harvard Pop Center faculty members Gunther Fink, PhD, and S “Subu” V Subramanian, PhD, and colleagues, suggests that secondary schooling could be a cost-effective HIV prevention measure in HIV-endemic settings. Read more in this Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health press release.
Matt Wray & his research on race in news
Matt Wray, PhD, Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar program alum, and his research on race in these news articles: Dylann Roof’s struggle for true whiteness Rachel Dolezal proves race not fixed or objective fact Incident sparks talk on race
More frequent overnight menopausal hot flashes linked with increased brain scan changes
Rebecca Thurston, PhD, Harvard Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholar program alumna, is lead author on a study published in Menopause that explores a link between brain health (measured by white matter hyperintensities (WMH)) and menopausal hot flashes. The study has received attention in Neurosciencenews.com, Sleep Review, MedicalXpress, University Herald, and HealthNewsDigest.com.
Postdoctoral fellowship in Global Health Systems at Harvard Chan School
There is currently a job opportunity to work as a research fellow in Global Health Systems in the Global Health & Population department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Learn more.
Report warns of high cost of increasing non-communicable diseases in Indonesia
A World Economic Forum report co-authored by Pop Center affiliated faculty member David Bloom, PhD, and PGDA Fellow Mark McGovern, PhD, warn that increasing non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and mental health conditions) could cost the emerging country of Indonesia close to 4.5 trillion dollars from 2012-2030. The report was covered by CNBC and this Wall Street Journal blog.
How did Hurricane Katrina affect short & long-term happiness of survivors?
Former Harvard Pop Center Bell Fellow Rocio Calvo Vilches, PhD, Pop Center faculty member Mary Waters, PhD, and Pop Center Yerby Fellow Mariana Arcaya, ScD, co-authored a study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies titled Happily Ever After? Pre-and-Post Disaster Determinants of Happiness Among Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. The study, which compared survivors’ happiness levels pre-disaster to one and four years post-disaster, has received international media attention on fastcoexist.com,…
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Starbucks’ mini-size Frappuccino is step in right direction
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Jason Block, MD, MPH, commented on the smaller-sized offering by Starbucks in this livescience piece, which received attention in Huffington Post and Fox News.
Single motherhood before age 50 linked to poorer health later in life
Harvard Pop Center Director Lisa Berkman, PhD, is lead author on a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health that found that single motherhood before the age of 50 was associated with poorer health in later life. The association was stronger in England, the US, Denmark, and Sweden than in some of the other countries, such as those in Southern Europe, suggesting that social supports (e.g., a…
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