Series: Policy Controversies

The Presidential Election Results
Implications for U.S. Healthcare

November 8th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.

[FORUM VIDEO] Two days after the U.S. Presidential election, The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health convened policy experts to explore the implications of the outcome for the healthcare system.

Saving Lives that Give Life
Preventing Maternal Deaths and Advancing Women’s Health

September 28th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.

[FORUM VIDEO] Investing resources in the health and well-being of women benefits societies in multiple ways. Recent years have witnessed the global development community focused increasingly on advancing women’s health. Yet, many challenges — some life threatening — persist.

What Now? Health Care After the Supreme Court’s Decision

June 29th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.

[FORUM VIDEO] The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate that requires most Americans to have health insurance. This Forum at HSPH event, which took place the morning after the ruling, explored the implications of the decision for Americans. Where do we go from here?

Health Leadership Around the World
Challenges and Opportunities

June 7th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.

[FORUM VIDEO] In June 2012, a group of Ministers and Secretaries of Health from around the world gathered at Harvard University to participate in the inaugural Ministerial Health Leaders’ Forum. On June 7, ministers of health from Ethiopia, India and Turkey participated in an event at The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health and shared the challenges and opportunities they have faced.

Fighting the Clock
How America's Sleep Deficit is Damaging Longterm Health

March 6th, 2012 Part of: Policy Controversies.

[FORUM VIDEO] This Forum event — held just days before the country will lose an hour of sleep due to daylight saving time — explored what we mean by “sleep deprivation,” what happens in tired brains and bodies, what are the long-term health risks for children and adults, and what kinds of policies should be considered for schools and businesses to protect health.

The Toxic Stress of Early Childhood Adversity
Rethinking Health and Education Policy

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.

The Supercommittee Collapse and America’s Healthcare Future
Impact on Providers, Households, and the 2012 Elections

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?

Reforming the 2012 Farm Bill
Subsidies, Food Assistance and America's Health

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.

Disaster Response
A Decade of Lessons Learned Post 9/11

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.