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From the Harvard Public Health Review
Can neighborhoods hurt our health?
 "Studying neighborhoods brings public health to a level that everyone can relate to," says Caitlin Eicher, a doctoral student
in Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Society, Human Development, and Health (SHDH). "Everyone can offer an opinion based on their own experiences about how neighborhoods affect health. But by studying this academically, I am developing the tools to objectively answer questions that have always been in the back of my head." Read more
Read more stories from the Spring/Summer 2011 Harvard Public Health Review.
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Pyramid scrapped for imperfect plate
 The US government has scrapped the much-maligned food pyramid icon and replaced it with a fruit- and vegetable-rich plate, seeking a simpler way to show Americans how to eat right. While it's a major improvement, the new icon still falls short on giving people the nutrition advice they need to choose the healthiest diets, according to HSPH researchers writing on the Nutrition Source. Read more
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Support for Massachusetts landmark health reform law rises in 2011
A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care reform legislation enacted in 2006, 21% oppose it while 6% are not sure and 9% have not heard or read about the law. The percentage of residents supporting the law has increased since a 2009 poll (53%). Support for the law varied by party affiliation, with 77% of Democrats, 60% of Independents, and 40% of Republicans saying they support the legislation. Read more
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Around the School HSPH alumna/professor celebrates 60-year connection to HarvardAlthough Isabelle Valadian officially retired in 1991, she continues to teach, conduct research, and lecture, and remains an active member of the HSPH community. Read more
Fifth Annual New England TB Symposium: Tuberculosis Vaccine Development, from Basic Research to Clinical Trials June 23, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
The Broad Institute
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