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Welcome to the August issue of HSPH
Update, an e-letter for friends of the
Harvard School of Public Health.
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Cancer not only a disease of rich countries
 Once thought to be a problem primarily in the developed
world, cancer is now a leading cause of death and disability in poorer
countries. A new paper published online in the Lancet calls for the international community to approach cancer as a global health priority. The paper is authored by Paul Farmer, chair of the HMS Department of Global Health and Social Medicine; Julio Frenk, dean of the HSPH Faculty; Felicia Knaul, director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative (HGEI) and HMS associate professor of social medicine; and Lawrence Shulman, chief medical officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Read more |
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Research News
 VIDEO: HSPH research suggests link between pesticides and ADHD Marc Weisskopf, assistant professor of environmental and occupational
epidemiology, discusses a study that finds children exposed to higher levels of
certain pesticides could have a higher risk of being
diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Watch the video
Neighborhood Social and Economic Environments May Raise Heart Disease Risk
Women who live in neighborhoods lacking close neighborly ties are
more likely to have coronary artery calcification, a key marker for
underlying heart disease, than those who live in more socially cohesive
neighborhoods. According to a study led by HSPH researcher Daniel Kim, women who lived in the most economically deprived neighborhoods had more than double the odds of developing underlying heart disease. Read more
 PODCAST: Containing costs, improving health
Milton Weinstein, professor of health policy and management, discusses research comparing alternative ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. He also counters a number of accusations from opponents of health insurance reform legislation. Listen to the podcast
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How can medicine better serve terminally ill patients and their families?
The U.S. health care system works assiduously to save lives, but it is not as adept at helping terminally ill patients and their
families make the best of the time they have left. Atul Gawande,
associate professor in HSPH's Department of Health Policy and Management and a
surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital, writes about "Letting Go" in The New Yorker. Gawande is a regular contributor to the
magazine. Read more |
Meet Madina: Her work will change the world
 Madina Ag�nor is studying social inequalities in cervical cancer screening among women of color. She is able to pursue her mission to improve the health of women around the world thanks to the generosity of Steve Kay and the Kay Family Scholarship in Public Health. 350 students just promising as Madina are entering HSPH thsi fall. They need your support. Every gift, of any amount, can help change the world. Please give to the HSPH Annual Fund today. Read more about Madina |
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HSPH mobile apps now live on iPhone and Android
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HSPH has released
its first-ever mobile application, available on both iPhone and Android devices.
The app offers news, videos, podcasts,
community features, an events calendar, and much more. Connect directly to your Facebook and Twitter
accounts to share content or post comments and photos to the community message
board within the app. To download, search for "HSPH" on the App Store or follow this link on your iPhone.
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Take Global Health Survey
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The
Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 is aiming to get 50,000 people to
participate in the Health Measurement Survey, which is
sponsored by the
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of
Washington in conjunction with HSPH, Johns
Hopkins University, the University of Queensland, and the World Health
Organization.
Take survey
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