Department of Global Health and Population
We teach students how to effectively respond to key health challenges impacting populations around the world through outstanding teaching and research. Our expertise includes health systems and economics; global nutrition; maternal and child health; infectious and non-communicable diseases; and humanitarian studies and population ethics.
665 Huntington Avenue
Building 1
Boston, MA 02115
News
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Student project garners meeting with Indonesia’s health ministry
A student project from the course “Doing Health Reform Better” garnered its team a project with the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
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Investing in children’s ‘next 1,000 days’
Aisha Yousafzai speaks about a new Lancet series on the importance of nurturing environments for children’s development between ages two to five.
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Ethicist Ole Norheim shapes global health priorities
Ole Norheim brings priority setting expertise to new role as Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health.
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Malaria transmission may increase with deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
Ecological changes associated with deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon have significantly increased the risk of malaria transmission over the past two decades, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Chan School.
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‘The beauty of public health is its interconnectedness’
Student Government President Disha Ganjegunte, SM ’25, brings positive energy and action to international fieldwork and public health advocacy.
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To improve mental health, focus on population health, prevention
Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology and head of the Population Mental Health Lab, offers her thoughts on policies to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems.
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Economic savings ‘substantial’ from reducing avoidable deaths from chronic disease and injury
Reducing preventable deaths from major noncommunicable diseases and injuries around the world would come with substantial economic savings, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
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Addressing a ‘critical shortage’ of African public health researchers
Harvard Chan School researchers are working with African partners to enhance adolescent health research opportunities and ultimately launch new doctoral programs at African universities.
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Nurturing student entrepreneurs
A growing innovation ecosystem at Harvard Chan School is helping students develop and launch public health and social impact startups.
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At climate summit, students from around the world focus on action
Students from the U.S. and beyond took a deep dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health at an annual weeklong summit at Harvard Chan School.
