From the Harvard Public Health Review
Life after death: Helping former child soldiers become whole again
 Today, among the 87 war-torn countries in which data have been gathered, 300,000-500,000 children are involved with fighting forces as child soldiers. Once the killing ends, peace treaties are signed and emergency humanitarian missions pull out. But these children's sorrows persist. HSPH's Theresa Betancourt has made it her mission to understand how to promote their resilience--and ultimately, their healing. Read more
Read more from the Fall 2011 issue of the Harvard Public Health Review
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HSPH study suggests natural selection at work in certain disease-related genes
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A new study led by researchers Gaurav Bhatia, a graduate student in the Harvard-MIT Health, Science, and Technology program, and Alkes Price, assistant professor of statistical genetics at HSPH, implies that, among three closely related African-ancestry populations, natural selection is at work in genes related to malaria and bladder and gastric cancers. Ultimately, the research could help shed light on the role of natural selection in disease resistance. The study was published in Sept. 9 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics. Read more
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Around the School
In memoriam: Dade Moeller
 HSPH Prof. Emeritus Dade Moeller died at age 84 on September 26. Moeller joined the Harvard School of Public Health as a professor of environmental health engineering in 1966, and served as chair of the Department of Environmental Health until 1981. Before his retirement in 1993, Moeller also held positions as associate dean for continuing education and associate director of the Harvard-NIEHS Center for Environmental Health.Read more about Moeller's career on the Department of Environmental Health website.
 Frenk inducted into Academy of Arts and Sciences
HSPH Dean Julio Frenk is among 180 of the nation's most influential artists, scientists, scholars, authors, and institutional leaders who were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony October 1 in Cambridge. Read more
Frenk also has stepped up his efforts this fall to keep global health issues at center stage despite a continuing worldwide economic slowdown. Read more
 Should health professionals have coaches? Read the latest New Yorker article by HSPH's Atul Gawande.
Voices from the Field
ABC News' Richard Besser, former CDC acting director, spoke to HSPH students about leading responses to health crises. Read more and watch this and other videos from the Decision-making: Voices from the Field series.
 WHI Book Group The Women and Health Initiative hosts a monthly book club discussion about literature related to women and health. All are welcome to attend any or all discussions. Email WHI to learn more or suggest future books.
October meeting
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Oct. 26
5:00 PM
The Squealing Pig
134 Smith St.
Admissions event
Know any prospective HSPH students? Learn more about the upcoming Prospective Student Information Session
Oct. 15, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
applications deadline: Nov. 1
Computer training courses from IT
Courses are free and open to faculty members, staff, and researchers.
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Flu shots and chair massages
Flu clinics
Oct. 13, 27
9:00-11:00 AM
(or until all available doses are administered)
Kresge Cafeteria
Free to all faculty, staff, and students. Harvard ID required.
Chair massages
Tuesdays
11:00 AM-2 PM
Krege Cafeteria
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Event highlights
Paying for Performance or Results: Extending Rosenthal
This symposium is in honor of Meredith Rosenthal's recent promotion to professor of health economics and policy in the Department of Health Policy and Management.
Oct. 11
4:00-5:00 PM
Kresge G-2
Reception to follow in the Kresge Cafeteria
A World of 7 Billion: Matters Arising
 Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
Oct. 12
4:00-5:15 PM
Pop Center
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Minorities in U.S. get poorer hospital care
The nation's worst hospitals treat twice as many minorities and poor patients as the best hospitals, and their patients have poorer health outcomes, according to a new study led by HSPH's Ashish Jha. Read more
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