The Studio
The Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premiere live and livestreamed events. We convene global leaders in health policy, advocacy, industry, and research for insightful conversations about public health’s most pressing challenges and most promising solutions.
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Upcoming events
View from the Hill: A conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy
Presented jointly with POLITICO Sen. Bill Cassidy has been outspoken about the need to improve our response time in future public health emergencies. He has bucked many in his party by supporting local control over decisions such as mask mandates. And he’s a leader in the conservative movement to ban abortions — an issue that has taken on new urgency with the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. The Louisiana Republican, a physician … Continue reading "View from the Hill: A conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy"
View from the Hill: A conversation with Rep. Lauren Underwood
Presented jointly with POLITICO Rep. Lauren Underwood brings a unique perspective to Capitol Hill. The youngest African-American woman ever to serve in the House, she is a registered nurse and former senior adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services, where she helped communities prepare for bioterrorism threats and other public health emergencies. The Illinois Democrat will discuss emergency preparedness, Black maternal health, gun violence, disinformation, and other issues at the top of her agenda in this Q&A with … Continue reading "View from the Hill: A conversation with Rep. Lauren Underwood"
View from the Hill: A conversation with Sen. Michael Bennet
Presented jointly with POLITICO Sen. Michael Bennet has called for dramatically expanding the public health workforce and rethinking the federal role in spurring development of critical therapeutics, such as next-generation antibiotics. An outspoken supporter of reproductive rights, he has also has raised concerns about what he calls “the radical nature of this Supreme Court” and the prospect that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Bennet will talk about these proposals and his other work in the health care arena, including … Continue reading "View from the Hill: A conversation with Sen. Michael Bennet"
Past events
Reinventing mental health care
A Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forum Mental health care is in crisis. Demand for services has shot up during the pandemic, and it’s harder than ever for patients to find a clinician. Laws requiring insurers to treat mental and physical health conditions equitably are often ignored. The resulting toll on individuals, families, and communities is staggering. There’s no doubt the current system is broken, part of a public health infrastructure teetering on the brink. But there is a … Continue reading "Reinventing mental health care"
Fortifying public health from the ground up
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health system was grappling with chronically strained budgets, a shrinking workforce, and archaic data systems. Now, in the midst of crisis, public health officials also are confronting unprecedented politicization of their work, including personal threats and new laws that undermine their ability to make and enforce local rules. In this discussion, a diverse panel of local and state health officials share insights on the forces that have brought public health to the brink—and … Continue reading "Fortifying public health from the ground up"
View from the Hill: A conversation with Rep. Raul Ruiz
A physician with a master’s in public health and a decade of service in Congress, Rep. Raul Ruiz has a unique perspective on the U.S. health care system, including the response to COVID-19. In this Q&A with POLITICO health care reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein, the California Democrat will talk candidly about his frustrations with the legislative process, the challenge of securing funds for pandemic preparedness, and the danger of disinformation — including a flood of anti-vaccine content targeted at Spanish-speaking … Continue reading "View from the Hill: A conversation with Rep. Raul Ruiz"
CDC at the crossroads
Limited national authority. Archaic data systems. A broken budget process. A distrustful public. COVID-19 revealed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the gold standard for global public health agencies, is in crisis. The CDC must be strengthened before the next crisis hits—but what will it take? Former CDC directors will gather to examine what has gone wrong and what needs to be done to rebuild the CDC’s capacity and restore its credibility. Moderated by STAT Executive Editor Rick Berke. MODERATOR Rick Berke, Co-Founder and Executive Editor, STAT SPEAKERS Bill Foege, Physician and … Continue reading "CDC at the crossroads"
Ukraine: The Humanitarian Catastrophe
Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH With the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, a massive humanitarian crisis threatens millions of lives. Droves of people have already fled Ukraine. Those who remain face an array of traumas from armed conflict to hobbled health care services to lack of heat, water, electricity, and food. What are the greatest humanitarian challenges right now, and what can be done to help? Join Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, for … Continue reading "Ukraine: The Humanitarian Catastrophe"
View all past events, including those produced by The Forum and Voices in Leadership, at the Harvard Chan School YouTube channel.