Faculty member S V Subramanian, PhD, and former RWJF Health & Society Scholar Christina Roberto, are among the authors of a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that has received coverage in The Washington Post.
Focusing on BMI: A novel study to better understand variations in individual health within a given population
Harvard Pop Center research fellow Rockli Kim, ScD, is lead author on a study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology that aims to help reduce health disparities by comprehensively examining individual heterogeneity in women’s BMI using data from 57 low- and middle-income countries.
Multilevel modeling: innovative, valuable tool for evaluating intersectionality of health inequalities
Harvard Pop Center faculty members David R. Williams, PhD, and S V Subramanian, PhD, are authors on a paper published in Social Science & Medicine that offers a novel way to explore the numerous and complex interactions of interlocking social identities, and the systems of oppression and privilege that shape them.
What India can do to prevent and treat stunting
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S V Subramanian, PhD, has co-authored an editorial in the Hindustan Times that calls for India to rise to the challenge of addressing the nutritional, health care, and educational needs of the 48 million children living in India who suffer from stunting. Learn more in this news item by Harvard Chan School.
Study reviews consequences of stunting on child development
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S V (Subu) Subramanian, PhD, and other current and past Pop Center researchers, have reviewed studies on the association between stunting and child development, and make some recommendations on next steps for the research community in this article in Social Science & Medicine.
Race and socioeconomic status may play role in millions not having access to newly recommended treatment guidelines for cardiovascular disease
New expanded guidelines released by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) include recommendations for statins for more people, many of those who are less likely to have access to these very treatments. Lead author and former Harvard Bell Fellow Fahad Razak, MD, did the research for this study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes while he was a visiting scientist at the Harvard Pop Center, along with co-author and…
Job satisfaction is higher among nurses who report better safety practices in hospital units
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S V Subramanian (Subu), PhD, is an author on a paper published in the Journal of Nursing Management that explores the relationship between hospital unit safety practices and job satisfaction among nurses. Lead author, David Hurtado, was a doctoral student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Increased risk of migraine headache linked to some PTSD symptoms following a natural disaster
Those suffering from certain symptoms of PTSD (particularly intrusion, which is the inability to keep memories of the event from returning) following a natural disaster face an increased risk for migraine headaches. Harvard Pop Center Visiting Scientist Mariana Arcaya, ScD, is lead author on the paper published in Health Psychology. Other authors include Pop Center faculty members Mary Waters, PhD, and S V Subramanian.
Does socioeconomic status matter more to Santa than whether you’ve been “naughty” or “nice”?
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S (“Subu”) V Subramanian, PhD, is author on a paper in the Christmas edition of The BMJ that explores which factors influence a visit from Santa Claus in pediatric wards in hospitals on Christmas Day. Learn more in this news post from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Maternal health literacy linked to child nutrition in India
According to a study published in The Journal of Nutrition, Harvard Pop Center faculty member SV Subramanian, PhD, and colleagues have found that children in India with mothers who were better able to understand, assess and apply maternal health-related information from health promotional materials were half as likely to suffer from several different forms of undernutrition. The findings suggest that interventions targeting maternal literacy could be an effective way to…
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