Department of Health Policy and Management
We train and inspire the next generation of health care leaders to improve health care delivery systems and mitigate public health risks around the world.
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News
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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.
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HPV vaccines for adults over age 26 may not be cost-effective
For immediate release: Thursday, March 11, 2021 Boston, MA – Vaccinating adults age 26 and older against the human papillomavirus (HPV)—the virus that causes more than 90% of cervical cancers…
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Q&A: Restoring Public Health in an Age of Pandemic
“When prevention works, absolutely nothing happens,” says Howard Koh. “And all you have is the miracle of a perfectly healthy, normal day.”
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Off the Cuff: Saving History
As the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s dedicated archivist at the Center for the History of Medicine, Heather Mumford identitifies and acquires records that reflect and impact the research and teaching mission of the School.
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A crisis on top of a crisis: COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic
Michael Barnett, assistant professor of health policy and management at Harvard Chan School, discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges for people struggling with opioid use disorder.
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A ‘Dreamer’ fights for health equity
DACA recipient Monica Lazaro, MPH ’21, is advocating for health policies that will help immigrants and others left behind.
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In Foundations of Public Health course, the creative sparks fly
Sue Goldie uses outside-the-box teaching techniques to give students a firm grasp of the sprawling field of public health.
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‘Go find dental floss!’
During the pandemic, Harvard Chan School’s Department of Health Policy and Management got creative with virtual programming to keep faculty, staff, and students feeling connected.
