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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News
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Food, Nutrition, Diet October 7, 2024
Food insufficiency increased with expiration of pandemic-era SNAP emergency allotments
Across the U.S., food insufficiency increased after pandemic-era SNAP emergency allotments expired, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
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Mental Health September 12, 2024
Loneliness is hurting our health, but these policies could help
Ichiro Kawachi, the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social Epidemiology, offers his thoughts on policies tackling loneliness and social isolation.
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Child & Maternal Health September 11, 2024
Serious pregnancy complications increased during pandemic
Rates of gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and gestational weight gain rose significantly during first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
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Health Equity September 10, 2024
The pressing problem of child poverty and poor health
Rita Hamad, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, shares how the U.S. can lift more children out of poverty.
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Aging August 26, 2024
Racial, economic injustice may accelerate epigenetic aging
Nancy Krieger, professor of social epidemiology, discusses her most recent study about epigenetic aging and early life and adult exposure to racial, economic, and environmental injustice.
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Environment & Climate Health July 29, 2024
At climate summit, students from around the world focus on action
Students from the U.S. and beyond took a deep dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health at an annual weeklong summit at Harvard Chan School.
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Preventative Care July 24, 2024
Gratitude linked with reducing desire to smoke
Gratitude appears to play a role in helping smokers reduce their urge to smoke, according to a new study co-authored by researchers from Harvard Chan School and colleagues from Harvard Kennedy School.
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Child & Maternal Health July 8, 2024
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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Aging June 24, 2024
Chronic loneliness may increase stroke risk among older adults
In a Harvard Chan School study of loneliness and stroke risk, older adults who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke than those who consistently reported not being lonely.
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Food, Nutrition, Diet June 4, 2024
Alcohol use disorder among reproductive-age women—and barriers to treatment
PhD candidate Anna Shchetinina discusses findings from her recent study of alcohol misuse and treatment barriers among U.S. women.
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