Welcome to the January 2012 issue of HSPH Update, an e-letter for friends of Harvard School of Public Health.
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New from the Harvard Public Health Review:
mHealth: Mobilizing a Revolution
A growing movement at HSPH and within the global health community is working to leverage the explosion in mobile phone availability -- and the data cellphones can share and produce -- to change how public health and medical problems are identified, prevented, and treated. Read more
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Fighting malaria with spermless mosquitoes
Flaminia Catteruccia, a molecular entomologist and new associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases at HSPH, is developing novel methods for mosquito control to fight malaria. Read more
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HSPH helps "make over" the muffin
Check out these five new healthy muffin recipes developed by HSPH nutrition experts and chefs and dietitians at The Culinary Institute of America. They have healthy fats, whole grains, and low salt and sugar. Read more
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Harvard Humanitarian Initiative seeks to improve disaster response
In a January 2012 Boston Magazine article, Michael VanRooyen talks about how relief workers -- if their efforts aren't properly coordinated -- can sometimes do more harm than good. Van Rooyen and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) team he directs are working hard to develop new ways to offset the miseries of humanitarian disasters. Read more
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Can brown rice slow the spread of type 2 diabetes?
 The worldwide spike in type 2 diabetes in recent decades has paralleled a shift in diets away from staple foods rich in whole grains to highly refined carbohydrates, such as white rice and refined flours. Now, a group of researchers at HSPH is working to change the color of the world's rice bowl from white to more-nutritious brown. Read more
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Next Forum: 'Toxic stress' in childhood
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Jack P. Shonkoff, Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at Harvard School of Public Health and director of the university-wide Center on the Developing Child, and other panelists will discuss the negative impact of childhood adversity -- so-called "toxic stress" -- on brain development on Tuesday, February 7 as part of The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health. Shonkoff's recent research suggests that adversity in childhood can lead to lifelong physical and mental problems. For details or to watch the webcast, check The Forum website.
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of December's Forum, The Supercommittee Collapse and America's Healthcare Future.
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For a healthier environment
Peter James, a doctoral student in environmental health and epidemiology, studies the built environment and how it impacts human health. He hopes to use his research to help create healthier, more vibrant, and sustainable communities. Please make a gift today that supports future public health innovators like Peter.
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