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.
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News
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Former UN ambassador Samantha Power shares personal experiences, professional perspective
At Harvard Chan School, Samantha Power spoke about the UN, the U.S. role in the world, fake news, balancing personal and professional life—and hope.
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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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Q&A: In Madagascar, climate change means public health peril
Since 2004, Christopher Golden has been filling in the links between climate change and health among Madagascar’s Malagasy people, in hopes of refining both scientific understanding and on-the-ground interventions.
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Identifying unmet health needs for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
A new series of papers from Harvard Chan School and the Africa Research Implementation Science and Education (ARISE) Network aims to fill a gap in understanding about the unique health needs of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Social media use can be positive for mental health and well-being
A new study assessed the association of two dimensions of social media use—how much it’s routinely used and how emotionally connected users are to the platforms—with three health-related outcomes: social well-being, positive mental health, and self-rated health.
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Excessive rates of antibiotic prescriptions for children in low- and middle-income countries
Children in low- and middle-income countries are receiving an average of 25 antibiotic prescriptions during their first five years of life.
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Building better global food systems
The 10th annual Nutrition and Global Health Symposium focused on the challenges of building better global food systems to meet local needs.
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Why ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the U.S.
A panel of faculty and students delved into the potential causes of increasing “deaths of despair”—deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide.
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Can the world eradicate malaria by 2050?
Can the world eradicate malaria by 2050? That was the focus of a point-counterpoint discussion at Harvard Chan School, part of Worldwide Week at Harvard.
