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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Howard K. Koh, 03/30/20
Transcript You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Dr. Howard K. Koh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health Leadership….
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Thrive Global, and Creative Artists Agency Launch #FirstRespondersFirst to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic
#FirstRespondersFirst is an initiative created to provide first responder healthcare workers with physical and psychological resources they so desperately need as they serve on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health collaborates with Thrive Global to launch The Health and Wellness For All Program
Building on its renowned commitment to support the public health community around the world, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health announced today the launch of The Health and Wellness For All Program in collaboration with Thrive Global, the behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington to help individuals adopt healthier habits to reduce stress and improve health and performance.
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Africa CDC head is driving a new public health agenda on the continent
African nations are making a concerted effort to develop a continent-wide strategy for improving public health, says the director of the Africa CDC.
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New program aims to increase diversity in doctoral programs at Harvard Chan School
A pilot pipeline program initiated by Harvard Chan School Dean Michelle Williams aims to enroll more underrepresented students in the School and provide them with a strong foundation toward studying for a doctoral degree.
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Cancer symposium looks at new diagnostics for early detection
A symposium brought together experts from around the world and across disciplines to discuss efforts to build better diagnostic tools for myriad cancers.
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Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics offers ‘tweetorial’ on coronavirus
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, offered a “tweetorial” on the coronavirus.
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Following healthy lifestyle habits at middle age may increase years lived free of chronic diseases
Maintaining five healthy habits at middle-age may increase years lived free of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
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Celebrating winter Harvard Chan graduates
About 70 students, along with faculty members, family, and friends, gathered recently to celebrate their graduation from Harvard Chan School.
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At 170th Cutter Lecture, James Robins discusses the ‘causal revolution’
At 170th Cutter Lecture, James Robins, Mitchell L. and Robin LaFoley Dong Professor of Epidemiology, discusses the “causal revolution.”
