Homelessness In America: The Search for Solutions During COVID-19 Presented jointly with GBH News Wednesday, February 24, 2021 On a single night in January 2019, approximately 568,000 people in the United States were homeless, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A year later — with months of a subsequent and ongoing Read More…
COVID-19: The Year Ahead Facebook Live Q&A with Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH Tuesday, December 15, 2020 What will the next year bring in the coronavirus Read More…
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Airborne Transmission, Ventilation and School and Workplace Reopenings Facebook Live Q&A with Joseph Allen, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & GBH Friday, December 11, 2020 Read More…
Facebook Live Q&A with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, November 17, 2020 As the coronavirus pandemic grinds on, how are people coping with ongoing needs Read More…
This segment is part of our Coronavirus Pandemic Series. Facebook Live Q&A with Joseph Allen, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, September 22, 2020 With fall underway, Read More…
This segment is part of our Coronavirus Pandemic Series. Facebook Live Q&A with Joseph Allen, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & WGBH Tuesday, May 12, 2020 As some Americans Read More…
This segment is part of our Coronavirus Pandemic Series. The Coronavirus Outbreak: Tracking COVID-19 Presented jointly with The World from PRX & WGBH Monday, March 2, 2020 Brief Video Highlight As policymakers and researchers continue to grapple with the impact of COVID-19, experts in this Forum examined pressing questions. What do we know about the Read More…
Unprecedented Natural Disasters in a Time of Climate Change: A Governors Roundtable Presented jointly with Reuters Brief Video Highlight Thursday, November 14, 2019 Hammered by unprecedented natural disasters, parts of the United States have coped with raging wildfires, catastrophic hurricanes, dangerous heat levels, blizzards and floods. In addition, climate change has introduced new risks and Read More…
The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums Drug-Resistant Infections: Confronting an Escalating Crisis Presented jointly with NBC News Digital Brief Video Highlight Friday, October 11, 2019 Antibiotics are a pillar of modern medicine. They have saved millions of lives. But as the use of antibiotics has increased, so has the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant microbes Read More…
The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums The E-Cigarette Dilemma: A Public Health Perspective Presented jointly with Reuters Brief Video Highlight Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Since their introduction, e-cigarettes have triggered controversy. Often touted as safer alternatives to regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes come with their own risks, including possible nicotine addiction. Use among youth in Read More…
