The SBS Department is thrilled to welcome back Karen Emmons as the new Dean for Academic Affairs at the Harvard T.H. Chan School. Dr. Emmons was a Professor of Social … Continue reading “Karen Emmons named Dean for Academic Affairs”
Jack Shonkoff was quoted in a recent STAT article about the effects of “toxic stress” on children’s health, learning and development caused by racism and violence. Read More Read the STAT article
Nancy Krieger discussed Tennessee’s actions on tracking police deaths and police killings and how this could lead to changes in how police forces operate. Listen to the segment on This Week in Health: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/274379064″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” … Continue reading “Tracking police killings and police deaths”
SBS postdoc, Adolfo Cuevas shared the results of his study looking into mistrust of health care professionals by Portland’s African-American community on Think Out Loud, a radio show on Oregon Public Broadcasting. … Continue reading “African-Americans & Health Care”
Glorian Sorensen served as an expert panelist on the recent Forum event Health in the American Workplace: Are We Doing Enough? The event drew on findings from a poll about the workplace … Continue reading “Workplace health and employees’ well-being”
Nancy Krieger gave an interview on the Health Action Show with WBAI, a radio station in New York City, on the recent issues around police violence in the US. To listen … Continue reading “Police killings as a public health threat”
