SBS expert panelists, Felton Earls, Nancy Krieger and David Williams reconvened on October 1, to discuss their recommendations and the ongoing challenges of creating policy change around issues of policing, criminal … Continue reading “Revisiting Race, Criminal Justice and Health”
SBS postdoctoral fellow, Emily Sparer was featured in the Fall 2015 edition of Harvard Public Health Magazine. As a doctoral student, Sparer developed “Building Safety for Everyone” a communication program aimed at positively … Continue reading “Building safer construction sites”
Congratulations to SBS faculty member, Cassandra Okechukwu for being honored for her research on work-family issues. Awards include winner of the 2015 James Zimmer New Investigator Award, Best Junior Scholar … Continue reading “Okechukwu honored for work-family research”
Steve Gortmaker discusses the potential negative effects screen time can have on kids as well as helpful tips for parents on setting limits. Read the Gazette article Read Outsmarting the … Continue reading “Keeping an eye on screen time”
SBS Faculty members, Ichiro Kawachi, Nancy Krieger, Subu Subramanian and David Williams have earned the 2015 Thompson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers award by being among the top 1% most cited … Continue reading “2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers”
David Williams was recently interviewed for The Big 3: Three questions, three answers. In the interview, Williams argues that implicit bias, low socioeconomic status and stress all contribute to health disparities … Continue reading “Racial bias and its effect on health care”
Congratulations to David Williams for being awarded the 2015 CSES (Committee on Socioeconomic Status) Award for Distinguished Leadership in Psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA). Read More
SBS students, Christine Mitchell, SD ’19 and Morgan Shields, SM ’16 among those who spoke to honor the victims. Read More photo: Noah Leavitt
The CHOICES research team identifies four strategies found to be more cost-effective than existing clinical interventions to treat obesity. Read More Cost Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Interventions (American Journal of … Continue reading “Proven strategies to tame the childhood obesity epidemic”
Erica Kenney, Steve Gortmaker, Michael Long and Angie Cradock contribute to a recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Read More photo: iStockPhoto.com
