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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When women give birth while in prison, how do their children fare?
Bethany Kotlar, PhD ’25 was recently featured for her research on the impact of maternal incarceration. Read more. Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news
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When women give birth while in prison, how do their children fare?
Research by Bethany Kotlar, PhD ’24, follows children born to incarcerated mothers for the first three years of their lives.
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Building a better system for transgender health care
HSB-45 student, Ivan Hsiao was featured in a recent news story about their startup, Trans Health HQ and the many professional opportunities they’ve participated in at Harvard. Read more. Related…
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Building a better system for transgender health care
Ivan Hsiao, MPH ’24, is a transgender entrepreneur who founded the startup Trans Health HQ to decrease clinicians’ barriers to providing gender-affirming care.
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‘Zero-food children’ common around the world
The prevalence of “zero-food children”—children between 6 and 23 months old who did not consume any milk, formula, or food in the last 24 hours—is as high as 21% in some countries, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
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Promoting breast cancer equity in rural communities
Jen Cruz, PhD ’25, finds deep personal meaning in her work conducting community-engaged research on breast cancer inequities in rural settings. She was recently featured in a news story for…
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Promoting breast cancer equity in rural communities
Jen Cruz, PhD ’25, finds deep personal meaning in her work conducting community-engaged research on breast cancer inequities in rural settings.
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Child Tax Credit expansion improved parents’ mental health
When Congress temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit during the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased income for low-income families improved parents’ mental health, according to a new study.
