Obesity prevention website launches
 The Obesity Prevention Source, launched by the Department of Nutrition at HSPH, offers the public, policymakers, health professionals, public health practitioners, and business and community leaders quick and easy access to science-based information about obesity's causes, its dire consequences, and what can and must be done to turn back its global spread. Read more
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Inaugural HSPH Leadership Fellows share real-world public health policymaking expertise
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Ann Veneman, K. Sujatha Rao
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HSPH's Senior Leadership Fellows program, part of the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, aims to bridge the worlds of policymaking and academia. Leaders who have recently served in high-level positions in government, nonprofits, and journalism spend time at the School to share their expertise. The School recently hosted its first two Fellows: Ann Veneman, former executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and K. Sujatha Rao, most recently union secretary in the Indian government's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Read more
Read a Harvard Gazette article about the Division.
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Around the School
Special enrollment opportunity for Harvard's new long-term care insurance provider
During the initial rollout period ending May 11, 2012, current faculty and staff can enroll with guaranteed acceptance (no medical underwriting) with Genworth Life Insurance Company, Harvard's new LTC insurance provider.
Mold, debris, toxins, stress: Dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Katrina L. Faye Grimsley, Yerby Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental Health at HSPH, recently spoke at the School about the environmental and social impacts of Hurricane Katrina.
Hollywood and health: Harnessing the power of storytellingNeal Baer, a pediatrician and award-winning television writer and producer, recently spoke to an HSPH audience about the ways that television dramas can help convey important information about public health issues. Workshop: Buying Your First HomeMay 31, 12:00-1:30 PM Feel free to bring your lunch. Countway Library, Minot Room Registration requested
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HSPH Prof. Dyann Wirth speaks in DC for World Malaria Day  HSPH Prof. Dyann Wirth was among the scientists invited to speak at a World Malaria Day gathering at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 24. Read Voice of America coverage of the event.
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Event highlights
Dean's Distinguished Lecture USAID Forward in Global Health Ariel Pablos-Méndez, MD, MPH, assistant administrator for global health, USAID
May 7 4:00-5:00 PM Kresge G1 Reception to follow CUTTER LECTURE on Preventive Medicine Big Questions in Cancer Epidemiology: Confounding Our Future Margaret R. Spitz, MD, MPH, professor, Baylor College of Medicine May 9 4:30-5:30 PM
Kresge G1
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