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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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.
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Off the Cuff: Public Health Shortchanged
The country’s public health expenditures are projected to fall to 2.4 percent of total health expenditures by 2023, putting us embarrassingly behind our peers.
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Hypertension poorly managed in low- and middle-income countries
Health systems in low- and middle-income countries poorly prepared for increasing number of people with high blood pressure, with many untreated.
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Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths
Effort to lower people’s blood pressure, cut their sodium intake, and eliminate trans fat from their diet could dramatically reduce premature deaths.
