SV Subramanian, Pop Center faculty member, studies socio-economic patterns in tobacco use in Indian states and their policy implications.
The Health Impacts of Race
Race adversely affects health regardless of socioeconomic level says David Williams, Pop Center faculty member, speaking of the need for greater racial justice at the recent conference: Overcoming Racism, Seeking Equity, Building Community.
Cultural Orientations, Parental Beliefs and Practices, and Latino Adolescents’ Autonomy and Independence
Study by Mark Schuster, Pop Center faculty member, seeks to learn more about Latino family parent-child interactions during middle adolescence.
Healthcare Exceptionalism? Productivity and Allocation in the US Healthcare Sector
Study by Amitabh Chandra, Pop Center faculty member, suggests that the healthcare sector is responsive to standard market forces.
Rumination Mediates the Relationship between Peer Alienation and Eating Pathology in Young Adolescent Girls
A tendency to dwell on negative events increases the risk of eating problems in young adolescent girls confirms study by Christina A. Roberto, Pop Center Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society scholar.
Daytime Trajectories of Cortisol: Demographic and Socioeconomic Differences – Findings from the National Study of Daily Experiences
Cortisol rhythms reflect demographic and socioeconomic differences finds a study by Esther M. Friedman, Pop Center Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society scholar.
Mitigating health inequalities and promoting social resilience
Study by Ichiro Kawachi, Pop Center faculty member, urges more attention be given to factors that mitigate health inequalities and promote social resilience.
Women Leaders Make a Difference
Study by Rohini Pande, Pop Center faculty member, finds that women leaders change the perceptions and behaviors toward all women and raise the aspirations of girls and their parents. Read more in IMF Survey: Better Gender Balance at Top Helps Both Women and Men.
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 …
Business, health and philanthropy hand in hand
Antares, a collaboration between the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Business School and co-directed by David Bloom, Pop Center faculty member, explores ways to combine health services to the poor with financially sustainable business models. Read more …