Clear communication key to fostering trust in COVID-19 guidance
October 1, 2021 – Jay Winsten served as associate dean and founding director of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication from 1985–2020. He currently…
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Mary Bassett named health commissioner of New York state
September 29, 2021 – Mary Bassett, who joined Harvard University in August 2018 as director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center of Health and Human Rights at Harvard University…
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Symposium encourages ‘anti-racism’ focus for public health
FXB event highlights research on health disparities spurred by structural racism, and the need for findings to inform policymaking September 29, 2021 – More than a dozen experts at…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, 09/23/21
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard School of Public Health with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, preparedness fellow in the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development and…
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Finding community in Boston Vaccine Day
September 23, 2021—Keona Wynne wasn’t sure if people were going to show up. For months, she and a team of volunteers had worked in their spare time—weekends and…
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Understanding the new recommendations on COVID-19 boosters
September 21, 2021—Eric Rubin, adjunct professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine,…
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Increasing production of aquatic foods a win-win for people and planet
September 17, 2021—Nutrition researchers have long touted the health benefits of fish such as salmon, cod, and herring. But the world’s waterways, from the depths of the oceans…
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Increasing investments in mental health benefits everyone
September 15, 2021—Shekhar Saxena, professor of the practice of global mental health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was a consultant for a new website called…
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Dealing with the emotional trauma caused by mass disasters
September 9, 2021 – Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recounts how 9/11 affected her career and transformed how professionals address…
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Remembering September 11
September 9, 2021—Members of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community recently reflected on where they were on September 11, 2001 and how their lives—and public…
