Harvard RWJF Alum Reanne Frank is quoted in an article in The Columbus Dispatch on the growth of the Hispanic population. Frank, currently an associate professor of sociology at Ohio State University, explains that nationally Hispanic population is growing faster than non-Hispanic because more US-born Hispanics are reaching adulthood and having families, as opposed to the growth being driven by immigration.
Can strong community ties compensate for a lack of more personal relationships as far as your health goes?
Harvard Pop Center-affiliated faculty member SV Subramanian, PhD, is an author on a study “The Influence of Social Capital on Individual Health: Is it the Neighbourhood or the Network?” published in Social Indicators Research.
Gary King looks at Google Flu Trends
Its information-gathering abilities are no doubt impressive, but how good is Google at tracking cases of influenza? Pop Center faculty member Gary King, who recently co-authored a paper critiquing the accuracy of Google Flu Trends. A subsequent New York Times article discussed King’s paper and raised interesting questions about the strengths and limitations of big data.
Former RWJF Scholar Papachristos’ paper on network exposure & homicide victimization in African American community
Andrew Papachristos, PhD, a scholar in the RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program at the Pop Center from 2010- 2012, had an article titled “Network Exposure and Homicide Victimization in an African American Community” published in The American Journal of Public Health.
Buxton Quoted in NYT Article on How Smartphones in Bedroom May Negatively Impact Sleep
Orfeu Buxton, PhD, neuroscientist and assistant professor in the division of sleep medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Pop Center faculty member, is quoted in a New York Times article on how having a smartphone in the bedroom may negatively impact sleep.
NCD Prevalence Differs Markedly when Assessed by Standardized Criteria
The socio-economic patterning of NCD prevalence differs markedly when assessed by standardized criteria versus self-reported diagnoses, concludes Harvard Pop Center faculty member SV Subramanian and his co-authors.
Proton Beam Therapy Fuels Hospital Costs
Amitabh Chandra, Pop Center faculty member, expresses concern that the high patient volume needed to pay for new expensive treatment centers such as proton beam therapy will fuel health care costs while adding little to patient benefit. Read more …