Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Our mission is to understand and intervene on the social determinants of health and health equity across the life-course.
677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge Building
Boston, MA 02115
News
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Reversing the course of melanoma
Deaths from melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, have fallen sharply in recent years, according to new research co-authored by Alan Geller, senior lecturer on social and behavioral sciences.
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Promoting gender-affirming care
Shea Nagle wants to improve the health and care of transgender patients.
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Students gain real-world public health experience in CDC evaluation course
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students got a crash course in program evaluation and gained valuable real-world experience at public health agencies during Winter Session in January.
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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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Close to half of U.S. population projected to have obesity by 2030
About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030.
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Eating disorder prevention advocates take aim at ‘toxic diet culture’
Bryn Austin joined actor and activist Jameela Jamil for an advocacy day in support of two bills that aim to address diet culture and its potentially toxic effects on young people.
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Use of diet pills, laxatives for weight control linked with later eating disorder diagnosis
Young women who use diet pills and laxatives for weight control had higher odds of first eating disorder diagnosis within one to three year years.
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Annual program brings community health leaders to campus to hone skills
The Leaders in Health program provides participants from local organizations and agencies with training in public health fundamentals and support to develop projects that will enhance their work.
