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…
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…
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…
Live Online Q&A with Wafaie Fawzi, Professor of Population Sciences, and Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, July 27, 2021 With the Delta variant fueling numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa, global health experts Read More…
The Alzheimer’s Treatment Controversy: Implications of Accelerated Drug Approvals Live Online Q&A with Aaron Kesselheim, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital Presented jointly with Reuters Tuesday, July 20, 2021 The recent controversy surrounding the FDA approval of a new Alzheimer’s treatment has Read More…
The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums The Global Pandemic Crisis: Variants, Surges, and Vaccines Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH The global coronavirus pandemic picture is mixed. While vaccination rates increase and death rates drop in some countries, others are struggling with deadly surges and vaccine shortages. Meanwhile, COVID variants Read More…
The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Racism Against Asian Americans: Combating Hate and Discrimination Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Friday, April 30, 2021 From physical assault to harassment to discrimination, Asian Americans have experienced a harrowing — and often overlooked– array of violence in the U.S. Read More…
Health and Social Policy Moving Forward: The Partisan Divide Presented jointly with POLITICO and The Commonwealth Fund Wednesday, April 14, 2021 A Democratic presidential administration. A Democrat-controlled Congress. A conservative Supreme Court. What are the likely implications for health and rights as these three powerful entities intersect under the Biden administration? A cadre of experts Read More…
