Department of Health Policy and Management
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News
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A ‘mentoring tree’ of health decision scientists continues to bear fruit
Mentoring plays a critical role in how a tight-knit group of health decision science researchers support one another and bring new people into the fold.
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Gender-affirming surgeries rarely performed on transgender youth
A new Harvard Chan School study found little to no utilization of gender-affirming surgeries by transgender and gender-diverse minors in the U.S.
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Insurance coverage disruptions, challenges accessing care common amid Medicaid unwinding
According to a new Harvard Chan School survey, nearly half of those who were disenrolled from Medicaid reported being uninsured in late 2023.
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Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary
A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard Chan School and the de Beaumont Foundation. The poll also found, however, that views varied across policies, and many say the policies had negative impacts.
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The power of storytelling in public health
A popular course at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health teaches students to harness the power of storytelling to motivate others to join them in translating public health research into societal change.
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High-volume prosthetics nonprofit wants to hear from its patients
Alex Boyle and Aashna Shah, both MPH ’24, helped a nonprofit in India, Jaipur Foot, improve its patient feedback process while learning valuable lessons for their own public health careers.
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Nursing leaders playing bigger role on global health stage
Graduates of the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program are beginning to move the needle on improving health systems.
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Reassessing how best to care for China’s aging population
As China’s aging population soars, the country must reassess how and from whom elderly people receive care, according to experts.
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Guns and public health in the U.S., 25 years after Columbine
In the 25 years since Columbine, federal gun laws have been weakened, state laws are a patchwork, and the U.S. still has more gun deaths per capita than any other high-income country. But firearms researcher David Hemenway sees reasons for hope.
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Exploring the intersection of health, mindfulness, and climate change
A symposium at Harvard Chan School brought together academics, community leaders, activists, mindfulness practitioners, and monastics who studied under Thich Nhat Hanh to explore the intersection of health, mindfulness, and climate change.
