Research by Joshua Salomon, Pop Center faculty member, on the State of the US Health, 1990-2010: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors, recently published in JAMA, finds the US is making progress in improving health but not keeping pace with other wealthy nations.
The Costs of Corruption
Rohini Pande, Pop Center faculty member, speaks at the Barcelona GSE Summer Forum 2013 on Development: poverty, corruption, fragmentation and conflict.
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.
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 …
Dying in their prime: determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa
Study by Pop Center faculty members, Kathleen Kahn and Stephen Tollman, investigates the driving forces behind adult mortality in rural South Africa and their policy implications. Read more …
Save the Date: June 14, 2013
David Canning, Pop Center Associate Director, Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences and Professor of Economics and International Health, will be a panelist at the HSPH Forum on Girls’ Health and Education: Igniting Change Worldwide presented in partnership with Vulcan Productions. When: Friday, June 14, 2013 at 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Where: The Leadership Studio, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston RSVP to: theforum@hsph.harvard.edu Watch at:…