Flood illuminates the struggles of Pakistan's women Education and Empowerment Crucial in Minimizing Effects of Future Disasters On a recent medical mission in Pakistan, physician Nabeel Zafar, MPH'10, treated hundreds of homeless flood victims -- mostly
children and pregnant or nursing women. The waters may be receding, but the public health challenges remain daunting for this vulnerable population. Read more |
Are the Millennium Development Goals for health on a collision course with one another?World leaders gathered at the United Nations this week to
discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to
eradicate poverty, hunger, and disease by 2015. While there is much to
celebrate, there is much that still needs to be done to meet the targets
in global health. Dean Julio Frenk co-authored an editorial on The Huffington Post urging stakeholders to expand support for maternal and child health,
accelerate the momentum to combat AIDS, TB, and malaria, and prepare
health systems to face future challenges. Read more |
From the Harvard Public Health Review
 Where DNA meets daily life
The dance between genes and environment is the focus of a burgeoning
field of public health research -- one that could someday have a big
payoff. By revealing the biological underpinnings of disease, it could
bring new and improved methods to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Ultimately, it could help corroborate and refine -- or, perhaps,
rewrite -- many of today's standard public health recommendations. Read more
Dean's message: From genes to the globe
HSPH is helping propel the growing study of how genes and
environmental forces interact to cause disease -- from diabetes to
asthma to the afflictions of aging. Read more
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Research news Bacteria identified that may lead to inflammatory bowel disease in genetically susceptible individuals
Certain bacteria that inhabit the intestine provide an environmental
trigger that initiates and perpetuates chronic intestinal inflammation
in individuals who are genetically susceptible to inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), a study led by Harvard School of Public Health
researchers has found. Read more |
Around the School
 Appointments and promotions
Ana Langer has been appointed professor of the practice of public health, and will lead the Dean's Special Initiative in Women and Health.
Michelle Bell has been promoted to assistant dean for educational programs.
Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
2011 applications are due Nov. 1, 2010
HSPH recruitment events
Prospective Student Information Sessions will be offered on campus on Monday, September 27 from 6:00-8:00 PM and Saturday, October 16 from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM.
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