Department of Health Policy and Management
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Higher rates of firearm licensure linked with higher blood lead levels in children
Young children living in Massachusetts communities with higher rates of firearm licensure were significantly more likely to have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood compared to children living in communities with fewer gun licenses, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
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Students lend helping hand to India’s COVID-19 efforts
Working with a professor, a Worcester, Mass. hospital, and Indian friends and colleagues, two students helped secure desperately needed oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients to use at home in India.
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Getting to know … Austin Marshall, MPH ’21
Austin Marshall, MPH ’21, wants to be a physician-advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. He also sings Indian classical music, competes in esports, and fixes iPhones.
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Poll: Public supports substantial increase in spending on U.S. public health, but has concerns about how the system functions now
Public trust in healthcare workers is higher during this time than trust in public health institutions, including the CDC, FDA, and NIH For immediate release: May 13, 2021 Boston, MA…
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Perspectives: Why a national ban on menthol cigarettes is the right choice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will take steps to ban menthol cigarettes. Three Harvard Chan School experts share their views on the significance of the ban, its potential impact on public health, and why this step is long overdue.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Evan Benjamin, 05/07/21
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Evan Benjamin, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and chief…
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Nurses key to delivering vaccines in developing countries
At a nursing leadership event, speakers cited nurses’ critical role in vaccination campaigns, and called for vaccine equity among wealthy and developing nations.
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Project explores pandemic life through a design lens
Patrick Whitney and colleagues hope that photos and stories they’re collecting about people’s lives during the pandemic will help shed light on solutions for better outcomes now and in future pandemics.
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Students juggle parenting and classroom responsibilities during a pandemic
Students in the new group Parents@Chan have come together to share resources and support.
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Getting to know … Gabriela Borin Castillo, MPH ’21
A physical therapist specializing in chronic pain, Gabriela Borin Castillo has done volunteer work with Paralympic athletes and helped build a rehabilitation clinic in Guatemala. The native Brazilian is now living in Chile and working toward her MPH in Epidemiology at Harvard Chan School—often with her baby Maria in her lap.
