Facebook Live Q&A with Dr. Caroline Buckee, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH Tuesday, June 23, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic. More than 8 million cases globally and 440,000 deaths Read More…
Racism and COVID-19: Inequities and Policing Facebook Live Q&A with David Harris, Managing Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH Thursday, June 18, 2020 Calls for social justice and Read More…
WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH MEANS BUSINESS, Part 3 Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Presented jointly by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the New England Journal of Medicine Hosted by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health A Virtual Fireside Chat with Lawrence H. Summers and Ali Velshi Michelle A. Read More…
WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH MEANS BUSINESS, Part 2 Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Presented jointly by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the New England Journal of Medicine Hosted by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School Read More…
This segment is part of our Coronavirus Pandemic Series. Facebook Live Q&A with Dr. Howard Koh, Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from Read More…
LIFE EXPERIENCES AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.: Implications for Health Presented jointly with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR Monday, January 27, 2020 Brief Video Highlight As stark income inequalities among American households increase, a poignant picture has emerged of the differences in life experiences between middle- and lower-income households and the wealthiest Read More…
CONFLICTS OVER SCIENCE AND POLICY AT THE EPA: Where Are We Headed? Presented jointly with PRI’s The World & WGBH Brief Video Highlight Friday, October 19, 2018, Noon-1pm ET What is the status of evidence-based environmental policy in the U.S? Sweeping policy shifts, regulatory rollbacks, and decisions such as the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Read More…
Brief Video Highlight LEAD CONTAMINATION BEYOND FLINT: Drinking Water and Children’s Health Thursday, April 20, 2017 On the whole, American drinking water is safe. However, more than a year after toxic lead levels forced a federal state of emergency in Flint, MI, 63 percent of Americans report that they worry a great deal about polluted Read More…
Brief Video Highlight The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums EATING DISORDERS, MENTAL HEALTH AND BODY IMAGE: The Public Health Connections Presented in Collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH More than 30 million Americans — women and men, children and adults — grapple with eating disorders. These complex illnesses, which include anorexia, bulimia, Read More…
Brief Video Highlight A series of terrorist attacks — including recent bombings in Belgium — has shaken the public’s sense of security as they go about the most mundane tasks of daily life. Images of carnage at subway stations, restaurants, workplaces, concerts and sporting events have flashed across the world’s social media and traditional news Read More…