Research Note: COVID-19 Is Not an Independent Cause of Death.
Castro MC, Gurzenda S, Turra CM, Kim S, Andrasfay T, Goldman N.
Demography. 2023 Apr 01. 60(2):343-349. PMID: 36794776
Primary Faculty
Marcia C.de Castro
Other Positions
Chair, Department of Global Health and Population
Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Bibliography
Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with dengue, Zika, and chikungunya among adolescents from two Brazilian capitals.
Dalvi APR, Gibson G, Ramos AN, Bloch KV, Sousa GDS, Silva TLND, Braga JU, Castro MC, Werneck GL.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Mar. 17(3):e0011197. PMID: 36928657
Food insecurity among families with infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil.
Farías-Antúnez S, Machado MMT, Correia LL, Rocha HAL, Araújo DABS, Pinheiro MSN, Aquino CM, Penna AL, Castro MC.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2023 03 05. 42(1):14. PMID: 36872394
From Bolsonaro to Lula: The opportunity to rebuild universal healthcare in Brazil in the government transition.
Chioro A, Gomes Temporão J, Massuda A, Costa H, Castro MC, Lima NT.
Int J Health Plann Manage. 2023 Feb 25. PMID: 36840964
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review.
Penna AL, de Aquino CM, Pinheiro MSN, do Nascimento RLF, Farias-Antúnez S, Araújo DABS, Mita C, Machado MMT, Castro MC.
BMC Public Health. 2023 02 24. 23(1):388. PMID: 36823592
After a far-right government: challenges for Brazil's Unified Health System.
Massuda A, Dall'Alba R, Chioro A, Temporão JG, Castro MC.
Lancet. 2023 03 18. 401(10380):886-888. PMID: 36841254
Health systems resilience: is it time to revisit resilience after COVID-19?
Paschoalotto MAC, Lazzari EA, Rocha R, Massuda A, Castro MC.
Soc Sci Med. 2023 03. 320:115716. PMID: 36702027
Effect of out-of-village working activities on recent malaria exposure in the Peruvian Amazon using parametric g-formula.
Carrasco-Escobar G, Rosado J, Nolasco O, White MT, Mueller I, Castro MC, Rodriguez-Ferruci H, Gamboa D, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz JM, Benmarhnia T.
Sci Rep. 2022 11 09. 12(1):19144. PMID: 36351988
Imported malaria definition and minimum data for surveillance.
Arisco NJ, Peterka C, Castro MC.
Sci Rep. 2022 10 26. 12(1):17982. PMID: 36289250
Evidence-Based Malaria Control and Elimination in the Amazon: Input from the International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research Network in Peru and Brazil.
Ferreira MU, Gamboa D, Torres K, Rodriguez-Ferrucci H, Soto-Calle VE, Pardo K, Fontoura PS, Tomko SS, Gazzinelli RT, Conn JE, Castro MC, Llanos-Cuentas A, Vinetz JM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 10 11. 107(4_Suppl):160-167. PMID: 36228907
News
Finding practical solutions to climate change’s health impacts
The wide-ranging health impacts of climate change, including food insecurity, migration, war, and the spread of infectious diseases—and practical solutions to address these problems—were the focus of a half-day symposium hosted by Harvard Chan School.
Harvard and Brazilian students team up in public health field course
For three weeks in January, 18 students from Harvard traveled to Brazil to join 18 local students for a collaborative public health field course.
Prenatal micronutrient supplementation could reduce noncommunicable diseases in children
Scaling up prenatal micronutrient supplementation could have population-wide benefits for the next generation.
Three practical actions could help prevent the next pandemic
Reduced deforestation, better management of wildlife trade and hunting, and better surveillance of zoonotic pathogens before they spill into human populations are all key strategies that could help prevent future pandemics, according to a new report.
Marcia Castro named AAAS Fellow
Marcia Castro of Harvard Chan School has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
