The Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premier in-person and live-streamed events. We convene global leaders in health policy, advocacy, industry, and research for insightful conversations about public health’s most pressing challenges and most promising solutions.
Eric Hargan, who served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the first Trump administration, will share an insider’s perspective into the early U.S….
Presented jointly with the PhD Program in Population Health Sciences Join renowned surgeon, best-selling author, and public health leader Atul Gawande, MD ’95, MPH ’99, for a conversation about the…
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.
Presented jointly with C-CHANGE A staggering 99 percent of the world’s people live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution. Dirty air has been linked to dementia, heart disease, stroke,…
Presented jointly with the Initiative on Health and Homelessness at Harvard Chan School; Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies; Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative; and the Government Performance Lab at HKS …
Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, discussed the power of theater to illuminate critical public health…
More than ever, state and local governments can drive public health forward, in innovative and effective ways. Ashwin Vasan, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and…
Advances in genomic surveillance have revealed that tuberculosis is vastly underdiagnosed around the world. A growing awareness of the prevalence of asymptomatic patients—and their roles in transmitting the deadly disease—is…
Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health How can storytelling raise awareness of urgent public health issues — and begin…
A Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forum In 2024, researchers made noteworthy advancements in the ability to assess cardiovascular risk, creating new pathways to both prevent and treat heart disease. During…
When a public health emergency strikes, how does the federal government respond? Dawn O’Connell, who served as assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the U.S. Department of Health and…
