Nutrition and Global Health Research and Training Program
The Nutrition and Global Health Research and Training Program is dedicated to scientific research, teaching, collaborative work, and training in nutrition and global health. Our program takes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and conducting research about global health issues, with a special emphasis on concerns pertaining to low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Â
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Nutrition and Global Health Research and Training Program
The Nutrition and Global Health Program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Nutrition and the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard Chan School. Our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research allows us to address a wide range of global health issues.
Welcome
Our goal is to train and prepare a new generation of health professionals with the skills needed to tackle complex health challenges through innovative research and practical solutions.
Our vibrant community includes esteemed faculty who are leaders in their fields, students from diverse backgrounds united by a common goal of improving global health, and a robust network of collaborators, such as universities, research institutions, NGOs, and governmental bodies, both across the United States and internationally. Together, we conduct research, engage in fieldwork, and develop innovative solutions to global health challenges.
About Us
The Nutrition and Global Health Program’s focus extends beyond nutrition to encompass various factors that impact global health, including infectious and noncommunicable diseases, economic development, humanitarian crises, and demographic transitions worldwide.
Our faculty, trainees, and students seek to address critical global health challenges through pioneering research and comprehensive training programs in fields such as infectious disease, maternal and child health, adolescent health, food systems and planetary health.
Current research projects:
- Optimizing treatment for infants with signs of possible serious bacterial infection
- Understanding the geographic distribution, predictors, and health consequences of gestational weight gain in low- and middle-income countries
- Designing comprehensive health and nutrition intervention for adolescents in Tanzania
- Implementing and evaluating a comprehensive school-based nutrition intervention in secondary schools in Tanzania
- Addressing critical implementation questions regarding how to effectively target and deliver balanced energy protein supplements (BEP) to malnourished pregnant women
Meet Our Team
About Our Research Projects
Adolescent Health
Learn more about our projects focusing on understanding and improving the health and well-being of adolescents globally.
Infectious Diseases
Learn more about our projects examining the interplay between nutrition, maternal and child health, and infectious diseases.
Food Systems & Planetary Health
Learn more about our projects on food systems and planetary health, exploring the connections between agriculture, nutrition, and environmental sustainability.
Maternal & Child Health
Learn more about our maternal and child health projects focusing on nutrition, prenatal care, early childhood development, and disease prevention.
Our Research Training Programs
HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellowship
Offers 12-month mentored fellowships connecting researchers with projects to improve health in low-resource settings through a consortium of U.S. and LMIC institutions.
Research Training on Harnessing Data Science for Global Health Priorities in Africa
Trains postdocs and faculty in health data science to address key challenges, with UKZN as a hub and partners across Africa developing future data experts and programs.
Ethiopia Global Infectious Disease (GID) Training Grant
Builds research capacity in Ethiopia by training junior- and mid-level researchers in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and implementation science.
HIV Implementation Science (HIS) Training Grant
Supports mid-level to senior researchers and junior professionals in advancing HIV implementation science and fosters a new PhD program at MUHAS, Tanzania.
