Population Research Exchange: “Revisiting the relationship between marriage and childbearing in low-fertility East Asia: Evidence from Japan”
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Fumiya Uchikoshi, PhD
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Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar: “Impacts of pandemic-era food assistance policies on health and health equity”
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Rita Hamad, MD, PhD
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The Silent Killer: Radon Exposure and Your Health
The next installment of the Department of Environmental Health’s Youtube “Your Health” Series:
The Silent Killer: Radon Exposure and Your Health
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1pm EST
Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardChanEnvHealth/streams
Radon, a common radioactive indoor air pollutant, is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. A recent study by researchers in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that over 83 million people are living in residences with radon concentrations at levels over 148 Bq/m3 (the level at which the U.S. EPA recommends homes be fixed). Join us for this expert Q&A to learn about the impacts of radon exposure to your family’s health, and how to reduce your risks.
- Moderated by Petros Koutrakis, PhD, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Featured Panelists:
- Longxiang Li, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
- Ernani F. Choma, PhD, Research Scientist, Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Tina M. Banzon, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Jane Malone, National Policy Director, Indoor Environments Association
- Stacy R. Stanifer, PhD, APRN, AOCNS, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Nursing; Radon Policy Program Director, BREATHE
- Shawn Price, Director of Laboratory Operations, RadonAway
- Matthew Bozigar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Oregon State University
If you have questions for the experts in advance of the event, you tweet your questions to: @harvardenvhlth using the hashtag #radonQs.
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Wildfires in LA: Smoke, Exposures, and Your Health
A Live Panel Discussion Hosted by the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Friday, January 24, 11am EST / 8am PST
Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardChanEnvHealth/streams
Wildfires continue to affect people on both coasts of the United States this week, as fires in LA prompted a new wave of evacuations, and firefighters are still fighting fires after weeks of intense battles with the blazes. Smoky, hazy air has impacted people in and around LA in recent weeks, leading to health concerns for all ages and all people. To talk about these concerns, and how to mitigate them, we have gathered public health experts to answer frequently asked questions about wildfire smoke and its impact to your health.
Moderated by: Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc
- Speakers speak from their own experiences and research and not on behalf of Harvard University.
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ID Epi Seminar Series – Gesine Meyer-Rath
Mar 13, 2025 | 1-2pm ET | Kresge 502
The economic impact of the HIV response: How do we know if it’s been worth it?
Presented by Gesine Meyer-Rath, Research Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health and HE2RO, University of the Witwatersrand
Prof. Gesine Meyer-Rath is a medical doctor and health economist working on the economics of infectious disease interventions in low- and middle-income settings. She is a Research Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health and a Principal Researcher at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO) at the University of the Witwatersrand. She focusses on modeling methods for economic evaluation and translating research into recommendations for public policy, in particular for HIV and TB in South Africa.
Each spring, the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics hosts an annual seminar series, featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling.
Speakers will share their own perspectives and do not speak for Harvard.
ID Epi Seminar Series – Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade
Mar 6, 2025 | 1-2pm ET | Kresge G3
Optimizing antibiotic treatment for children with diarrhea in low-resource settings: promoting access and limiting excess
Presented by Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Dr. Rogawski McQuade is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health. Her training is in infectious disease epidemiology and her research interests are in pediatric enteric disease in low-resource settings. Specifically, she focuses on the complex interactions between early childhood diarrhea, enteric infections, environmental enteropathy, antibiotic use, and their effects on child health and development. She also studies the impact of enteric vaccines and strategies to optimize antibiotic treatment for diarrhea.
Each spring, the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics hosts an annual seminar series, featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling.
Speakers will share their own perspectives and do not speak for Harvard.
Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar: “Impacts of pandemic-era food assistance policies on health and health equity”
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<br>Rita Hamad, MD, PhD
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Climate, Fossil Fuel Pollution and Respiratory Health: From Epidemiology to Intervention
Abstract: Dr. Mary Rice will discuss research on climate stressors including combustion pollution, weather extremes and aeroallergens on the respiratory health of children and adults in Project Viva, the Framingham Heart Study, the ALA Lung Health Cohort and clinical studies of patients with chronic lung disease in Boston. She will introduce her vision for the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) and discuss opportunities for faculty and student engagement and collaboration.
Bio: Dr. Mary B. Rice MD MPH is the director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) and the Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a pulmonary critical care physician and the director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Institute for Lung Health, where she is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of research for the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
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Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH
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Occupational Safety & Health Seminar
Fishing Casualties in USCG District 1: Trends and Mitigation
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- List the different types of fishing in the Northeast fishing industry
- Discuss the trends associated with the seven most frequent casualties, 2010-2023.
- Discuss the trends of high-interest casualties, 2010-2023.
- Describe several mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of specific casualties.
Location: Kresge 502 and Zoom.
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ID Epi Seminar Series – Justin Lessler
Feb 6, 2025 | 1-2pm ET | Kresge G3
How should we be evaluating planning scenarios? Meditations inspired by the US COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub
Presented by Justin Lessler, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Justin Lessler is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology researching the dynamics and control of infectious disease, with particular interest in SARS-CoV-2, influenza, cholera and dengue. Justin works on the development and application of statistics, dynamic models and novel study designs to better understand and control infectious disease. In particular, he is interested in creating synergies between infection control practice, data collection and infectious disease dynamics.
Each spring, the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics hosts an annual seminar series, featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling.
Speakers will share their own perspectives and do not speak for Harvard.