February 15th, 2012 Part of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum event examined questions raised by the publication of possibly dangerous information on bird flu transmission and explored security issues faced by labs legitimately working with this virus.
February 7th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum event examined how health and education policies can be both harnessed and revamped to counteract early childhood adversity and included a discussion of a new policy statement, “Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health,” issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
December 16th, 2011 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum event examined the implications of ongoing Congressional budget wrangling for America’s health care. Which budgetary policy changes will be made and who will make them?
October 20th, 2011 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] Amid calls for federal budget cuts, this Forum webcast focused on the implications for feeding the nation when politics, economics and nutrition collide.
September 21st, 2011 Part of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum webcast examined the scientific and economic arguments around Barack Obama’s 2011 announcement of his request that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw draft air quality standards that would have tightened ozone pollution controls.
September 6th, 2011 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] Ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 1 1/2 years after the Haiti earthquake, and six months after the Japanese tsunami, earthquake and nuclear crises, this Forum event examined how far we have come in responding to disasters — and the policy implications for decision making in emergencies.
July 22nd, 2011 Part of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum event examined the results of a new poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and Alzheimer Europe on perception and awareness of the disease among residents in the U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Poland – and their views on the value of diagnosis.
May 6th, 2011 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] During this webcast, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder described his vision for the “Defending Childhood” initiative and its progress so far.
April 28th, 2011 Part of: Policy Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] While federal budget battles and repeal threats shadow the national law, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick explored in this Forum webcast two important themes for the future of the state’s healthcare reform — containing costs while increasing quality.
March 29th, 2011 Part of: The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.
[FORUM VIDEO] Why do nutrition specialists disagree on how much vitamin D people should get? This Forum webcast examined the question, “Boosting Vitamin D: Not enough or too much?
