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.
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October 8, 2020
Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons honored at Alice Hamilton Award lecture
Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons were honored at the annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture.
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Infectious Diseases October 7, 2020
NIH funding to help researchers scale up COVID-19 testing in underserved communities
A collaborative team from Harvard Chan School, the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers will work together to scale up COVID-19 testing in communities with underserved and/or vulnerable populations in Massachusetts, thanks to NIH funding.
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Global Health October 5, 2020
Worldwide Week highlights Harvard’s global reach
Harvard Worldwide Week 2020 showcases the breadth of the University’s global engagement through a host of virtual offerings and features a host of Harvard Chan School experts.
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Health Policy October 2, 2020
Philanthropic Impact Fall 2020
Putting disordered eating at the center of public health discourse; Investing in the intersection of public health and business
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Health Equity September 22, 2020
Why declaring racism a public health crisis matters
Since 2019, policymakers from more than 50 American municipalities and three states have formally highlighted racism as a public health crisis.
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Chronic Diseases September 18, 2020
An optimistic outlook may be a healthier one
In a population of U.S. Army active-duty soldiers, those who tested highest for optimism were less likely to develop hypertension than those who scored the lowest.
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Aging July 13, 2020
Significant disparities in U.S. life expectancy found at census-tract level
Life expectancy in the U.S. varies widely when analyzed at the census-tract level providing a more detailed picture of health disparities.
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Global Health July 8, 2020
In India, population density a challenge as COVID-19 cases surge
In India, the sheer scale of the country and size of the population makes uniform execution of COVID-19 mitigation measures difficult.
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Food, Nutrition, Diet July 7, 2020
Targeted taxes and school lunch policies benefit low-income populations
Taxes on sugary drinks and strengthening nutritional standards for meals and beverages at schools may be effective tools for reducing child obesity.
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Health Equity June 30, 2020
Black people more than three times as likely as white people to be killed during a police encounter
Black Americans are 3.23 times more likely than whites to be killed by police.
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