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Information Sick: The Decline of Journalism, the Rise in Misinformation, and the Nation’s Health

401 Park Drive Fl. 3 401 Park Drive Fl. 3 West, Boston

Award-winning journalist Joanne Kenen is the lead author of a new book on the information environment in the United States. She'll be joined by one of her co-authors, Johns Hopkins Professor Joshua Sharfstein. A former city, state, and federal public health official, Dr. Sharfstein has experienced and studied the consequences of these challenges for health....

Upcoming Event: Your Fat Friend Film Screening – Tuesday, November 18 5:30-7:30pm

FXB G12

We hope that you will consider joining the Women, Gender and Health (WGH) Concentration, Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED), and the Department of Nutrition for a screening of the documentary “Your Fat Friend" by director Jeanie Finlay. Shot over six years, the film charts the rise of author, podcaster and activist...

Health journalism case study series with Gabriella Stern

Kresge 202 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts

Join us for part two of an engaging case study series led by Gabriella Stern, journalist and Director of Communications at the World Health Organization. In this session, we’ll dig into a compelling piece of health journalism—how complex health topics are communicated to the public, what we can learn from journalistic choices, framing, and impact,...

MassCPR Annual Symposium- Innovation Without Borders: Academia and Pharma Driving Preparedness

Ragon Institute 600 Main Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

This year’s hybrid symposium will explore how the partnership between pharma and academia fuels breakthroughs that strengthen outbreak preparedness. Join colleagues from across the consortium, industry, public health, and academia for a lively exchange of ideas and insights. The event is sponsored by Harvard Medical School, the Maxwell Finland Fund, and the Warren Alpert Foundation....

QERG @ Longwood Brown Bag Lunch

Countway Connection Café 695 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Bring your lunch to the Countway Cafe and join fellow Harvard LGBTQIA+ employees for community and connection on November 20 at 12 pm. This is the first of a series of meetups that will take place on the third Thursday of every month. All Harvard Chan School, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Dental School, and Harvard-affiliated...

The Prevalence and Policy Consequences of “mRNA Vaccine Stigmatization” in the US

Rubenstein Building - R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab

Despite their life saving potential, many prominent voices in American public life have used their social and political platforms to spread misinformation about mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy. In this talk, Dr. Motta provides new evidence that "mRNA vaccine stigmatization" is evident in the actions of policymakers across multiple levels of government. He also reviews...

Harvard Pop Center Social Demography Seminar: “Immigrant health and the duality of risk”

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 9 Bow Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Arun Hendi, PhD, associate professor, sociology and public affairs, Princeton University, presents (remotely) “Immigrant health and the duality of risk.” The Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the university to discuss in-progress social scientific and population research. Social demography...

Event Series GHP Thursday Brown Bag Series

Brown Bag Seminar: Measuring out-of-pocket health spending using household-reported survey data

Building 1, Room 1208 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts

Chunling Lu studied international relations (BA) and political science (MA) at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and sociology (MA) and applied statistics (MS) at Syracuse University, where she also received...

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