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Compared to medicine, which focuses on treatment, public health is focused on prevention of disease(s) and improving the quality of life through research, organized effort and policy. In developed countries, public health is the core area of government policy and scientific research. In China, the second largest economy in the world, public health is receiving increased attention. In recent years, some areas have gained particular focus, including environmental health (air, soil and water pollution), nutrition health (dietary habit, physical activity) and urban health (urban planning and management, food safety). It is important to provide an avenue for young generations in China and other developing countries to get to know public health, to get connected with leading researchers in the field, to receive training and guidance on designing and carrying out research projects, and implementing them within their own communities.
The Youth in Public Health Symposium (Boston Spring 2023) is organized by the Harvard Chan Student Healthcare Club and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Chinese Students and Scholars Association, in collaboration with the China Think Big program, to offer a one-day unique research experience in the key areas of public health to the future young leaders.
This Spring, recovering from the pandemic, the program will come back in-person again on April 22nd at Harvard campus for high school students (grade 10-12) who are interested in life sciences and public health and participate in the China Think Big program visiting Boston.
Organizer: Harvard Chan Student Healthcare Club and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Dates: April 22nd, 2023.
Location: Emerson Hall and Sever Hall, Cambridge, MA
This symposium offers 5 short courses for a public health hackathon:
Hackathon Lecture 1 “Animal Product in Human Nutrition” (Xin Zhao, Distinguished James McGill Professor of animal physiology)
Hackathon Lecture 2 “You are what you eat: an overview of the Dietary Guidelines” (Fenglei Wang, Postdoc fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Hackathon Lecture 3 “Can dietary habits be explained by genetics?” (Buu Truong, MD, Ph.D. candidate in Statistical Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Hackathon Lecture 4 “Brewing the Truth: does drinking tea prevent cancer?” (Xinyi Li, Ph.D candidate in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Hackathon Lecture 5 “Overnutrition: Understanding the Risks and Consequences” (Zeqiu Wang, Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Organizing leadership:
Fangli Geng, M.S. Ph.D. Candidate
Harvard Chan Chinese Student Health Club, President
Harvard Program of Health Policy
Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Zeqiu Branden Wang, M.S. Ph.D. Candidate
Harvard Chan Chinese Student Health Club, Director of Academic Team
Departments of Molecular Metabolism
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Liming Liang, PhD
Faculty Advisor
Professor of Statistical Genetics
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Photos of the opening remark and lecture of genetics for dietary habit.
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