A new report from the World Bank estimates the huge societal costs of lead exposure globally—including developmental harms in children and the risk of disease and early death in adults—and offers a path toward a lead-free world.
Reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked with significantly lower rates of mental health diagnoses among children, including anxiety, depression, and ADHD, and a drop in related health care spending, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
The issues driving childhood obesity are complex, touching on lifestyle, culture, genetics, the economy, and policy, according to researchers including Steve Gortmaker and Erica Kenney.
One of the most effective ways for people to manage grief is to confront it head on, rather than avoiding their difficult feelings, according to Harvard Chan School’s Christy Denckla.
Public health leaders have a lot to learn from the debate over the origins of COVID-19—namely, how to deal with uncertainty and engage civilly, say Harvard Chan School’s Michaela Kerrissey and Dick Tofel.
Widespread layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have slowed a federal-state program that maintains a national database on maternal and infant health—and have led Mississippi health officials to pause that state’s data collection for the program even as it grapples with a public health emergency over rising numbers of infant deaths.
In a time when people are losing trust in public health—such as denying the effectiveness of vaccines—officials should improve communication in order to repair what’s broken, according to Harvard Chan School’s Andy Burness.
After a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Trump administration’s cancellation of nearly $3 billion worth of grants to Harvard University was unlawful, several faculty members from Harvard Chan School expressed relief as well as concern about Harvard’s future.
