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 HEALTH IN THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE: Are We Doing Enough? Presented in Collaboration with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR For good or for bad, jobs impact employees’ health. From stress levels, to eating habits, to worries about workplace violence and toxic exposures, people confront a variety of challenges on the job. This Forum Read More…
The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: Medical, Technological and Ethical Challenges Presented in Collaboration with The Huffington Post and in Association with Harvard Health Publications People die each day waiting on lists for lifesaving organs, and the rise of chronic diseases such as diabetes only increases the demand. With the need Read More…
Brief Video Highlight [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zat02l0On9g] Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol has long been established as a public safety hazard. But what about hitting the road while fatigued? An estimated average of 83,000 accidents involving drowsy driving occurred annually between 2005 and 2009, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 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…
Over the last two years, we have seen major expansions in health care coverage through both federal and state insurance exchanges, as well as by expanding Medicaid coverage. This Forum examined whether these efforts to extend coverage have improved the health care experiences of low-income Americans and have narrowed the gap in access to high-quality Read More…
DRUG TRIALS: Challenges for Alzheimer’s and Other Urgent Needs Presented in Partnership with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and In Collaboration with STAT In Association with NOVA This Forum explored the challenges and complexities of drug trials, and how they impact disease treatment and prevention — particularly for conditions that currently have little Read More…
THE ZIKA CRISIS: Latest Findings Presented in Collaboration with Reuters The ongoing spread of the Zika virus — and its unconfirmed potential links to a birth defect called microcephaly — have raised worldwide alarms. This Forum examined what we know and don’t know about the virus, drawing parallels and lessons from another disease outbreak, Ebola, Read More…
CHEMICAL EXPOSURES AND THE BRAIN: The Flint Water Crisis and More Presented in Collaboration with PRI’s The World & WGBH Part of THE ANDELOT SERIES ON CURRENT SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES The water crisis gripping Flint, Michigan has exposed thousands of children to unsafe lead levels, triggering a federal emergency declaration and national conversation about basic public health Read More…
THE AGING WORKFORCE: Challenges and Benefits for the Public’s Health According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the country’s population aged 65 and over is projected to be more than 83 million in 2050 — almost double the estimated population of 43 million in 2012. This Forum examined how the growing, greying labor force impacts workplaces and Read More…
