The fight against Ebola
OnlinePresented jointly with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative As the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda climb, health infrastructure and resources are stretched thin. The...
Upcoming Events
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Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science Training
Hybrid (Virtual or in person at University of Washington)Join a two-day intensive course featuring lectures on key concepts in solution-oriented, community environmental health research. Sessions will cover areas ranging from exposure assessment techniques to epidemiologic methods, community engagement...
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Extreme heat and health
OnlineExtreme heat can be deadly. Experts discuss steps to stay cool and safe.
Introduction to Data Visualization with Python / Seaborn
ZoomThis hands-on workshop, hosted by the Countway Library, will cover the basics of data visualization using Seaborn, a library for the Python programming language. We will cover how to create plots using numeric and categorical data, as well as the creation of multi-panel figures for data exploration and presentation. For more information about the event,...
Global Environmental Health
VirtualJoin us for a webinar on Global Environmental Health, offered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Advanced Learning Academy and hosted by Program Director Petros Koutrakis. Professor Koutrakis will provide an overview of the course and what participants can expect to learn from the first course in this 4-course Certificate of Specialization,...
Parental mental health: Raising healthier families
OnlineParents today are facing unprecedented levels of stress, with many reporting symptoms of anxiety, depression, burnout, and loneliness. The U.S. Surgeon General’s 2024 advisory calls parental mental health and well-being an urgent public health issue, sighting the effects of parental health on the health and development of children.
The Studio Open House 2026
The Studio Kresge Building, 10th FloorHarvard Chan School members are invited to attend The Studio's Open House.
Making Tradeoffs Explicit: Advancing Decision Science for Public Health Policy
Kresge 439 + OnlinePublic health decision-making is increasingly complex, involving tradeoffs between competing considerations such as length versus quality of life, health gains versus economic costs, and efficiency versus equity. Health decision science provides structured, transparent approaches to evaluating these tradeoffs and informing decisions in the face of constrained budgets for health care and public health. Dr. Pandya's...
Art@Countway Opening Reception: Do You See Me?
Countway Library Room 103 695 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MassachusettsPlease join us to celebrate the opening of our newest art exhibition: Do You See Me?Paintings of Postpartum Trauma and Healingby S. Abbas Shobeiri The opening reception will feature remarks by the artist, a guided tour of the exhibition, and light refreshments. All are welcome! Please RSVP in advance. About the Exhibition Presented through Countway's...
Mortality Displacement: Sixty Years of Debate and Consequences
Kresge 502 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MassachusettsJoin us on Wednesday, September 9th for the Department of Epidemiology seminar series featuring Dr. David Jones. Abstract: As scrutiny of air pollution epidemiology increased in the 1960s, researchers wondered whether pollution crises mostly killed people with preexisting cardiac or respiratory disease who would have died soon anyway. This idea, named “mortality displacement,” “harvesting,” or...
A world without lead exposure: Pursuing the path forward with Mary Jean Brown, ScD
HSPH, Bldg. 1, 1302 and ZoomPlease join the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health and the Department of Environmental Health for a talk by Mary Jean Brown, ScD, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Brown will discuss “A world without lead exposure: Pursuing the path forward.” This event...
Crisis leadership 25 years after 9/11
The Studio & OnlineMarking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, this event is a forward-looking conversation on what it means to lead in an era of cascading crises and persistent leadership vacuums.
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.