OMICRON, VACCINES AND HOLIDAY TRAVEL: Latest Updates Live Online Q&A with Stephen Kissler, Research Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Thursday, December 9, 2021 12 pm ET @ForumHSPH Register for free to join the discussion. Email your questions to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. An on-demand video will Read More…
The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Live Online Q&A with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12 pm ET @ForumHSPH Register for free to join the discussion. Email your questions for the speakers to Read More…
The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums Pandemic Update: Vaccines, Children, Equity and More Presented jointly with NPR Friday, November 12, 2021 A panel of experts provided a timely update on COVID-19 vaccines for children, as well as other pressing issues impacting the Read More…
Calling a Pandemic Ceasefire: Vaccinating in Conflict Zones Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Monday, October 25, 2021 To contain the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people living in conflict zones will need to be vaccinated. But what will it take to negotiate “pandemic ceasefires” when warring factions have largely abandoned conventional laws Read More…
Confronting Racism in Health Care Delivery: An Imperative to Improve the Public’s Health Presented in Partnership with The Commonwealth Fund and Jointly with STAT Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Structural racism, implicit bias and discrimination in health care settings factor into longstanding health disparities in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these inequities in Black Read More…
The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The Promise for Health and Equity Presented jointly with Reuters Monday, September 13, 2021 President Biden’s recent Executive Order set a new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel Read More…
Live Online Q&A with Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, August 31, 2021 With many children returning to school, questions about the coronavirus pandemic– particularly the Delta variant — and children’s health risks have become even more pressing. What Read More…
Extreme Weather: Climate and Health in Crisis Live Online Q&A with Renee Salas, Yerby Fellow, C-CHANGE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Emergency Medicine Physician Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, August 17, 2021 From major wildfires, to deadly heat, to massive flooding, the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere have Read More…
The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Delta Variant Surge Live Online Q&A with William Hanage, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, August 3, 2021 The highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant is spurring global surges, sparking concerns among public health officials. In the Read More…
COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES: Americans’ Sharp Divide Live Online Q&A with Robert Blendon, Health Policy Political Expert, and Joanne Kenen, Editor-at-Large for Health Care at POLITICO Presented jointly with POLITICO Wednesday, July 28, 2021 A deepening divide along political party lines regarding COVID-19 vaccine requirements raises pressing questions about how the U.S. might pursue flagging vaccination Read More…
