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More than a dozen experts at the intersection of race and public health recently gathered for a virtual symposium to discuss structural racism’s negative impacts on health and how public health research can help inform policy change aimed at advancing health equity.
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, preparedness fellow in the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development and a research…
Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard Chan School, recounts how 9/11 affected her career and transformed how professionals address the emotional impact of large-scale disasters.
Albert Hofman, chair of Harvard Chan School’s Department of Epidemiology, has been named a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands for exceptional service to the community.
During the earliest days of the pandemic, younger people were told to protect the older adults in their lives from COVID-19 by isolating at home. Concerns about the virus and…
During 2020, amid the pandemic, civil unrest over social justice issues, and a contested election, more people bought guns—and most were women, according to recent news reports.
Harvard SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) Health Equity Research Collaborative celebrates its 10th anniversary during Pride Month 2021.
