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Papachristos on gun violence as public health issue on NPR
Former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Andrew Papachristos, PhD, shares the findings of a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine in this piece on NPR on how gun violence spreads over social networks like a “contagian” and should…
Hospitalized patients treated by female doctors found to have lower mortality and readmission rates
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ashish Jha, MD, is an author on a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine that has found differences in patient outcomes in those treated by female versus male physicians. Learn more about the study in these news…
Are more girls enrolled in charter schools than boys?
Jennifer Jennings, PhD, a Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar program alumna, is co-author of a paper that explores the apparent gender gap in charter school enrollment, with more girls being initially matriculated, and boys being less likely to…
Optimism linked to reduced risk of death from several major causes among women
Laura Kubzansky, PhD, a Harvard Pop Center faculty member, is an author on a study that has found that women who were the most optimistic were less likely to die from diseases analyzed, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease,…
Does socioeconomic status matter more to Santa than whether you've been "naughty" or "nice"?
Harvard Pop Center faculty member S (“Subu”) V Subramanian, PhD, is author on a paper in the Christmas edition of The BMJ that explores which factors influence a visit from Santa Claus in pediatric wards in hospitals on Christmas Day. Learn…
Borrowing marketing tactics of Big Food industry to cultivate healthier habits
In this news piece on WAtoday.com (Western Australia), Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, shares his views on how the field of public health could perhaps more effectively influence people to develop healthier eating habits…
What will employment be like for aging workforce in future? International researchers discuss today at Harvard Pop Center
Today the Harvard Pop Center is co-hosting the 2016 Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work Fall Institute, chaired by Jackie James from Boston College and our director, Lisa Berkman. Researchers from around the world are here to discuss projects…
Introducing the Graduate Affiliate Program at HCPDS
If you are currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Harvard, learn more about the benefits of becoming a graduate student affiliate of the Harvard Pop Center.
HAALSI website focuses on health of aging population of South African community
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the overall gains in life expectancy due to socioeconomic and health improvements—as well as the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART)—have meant that adults are now experiencing the onset of cardiovascular and metabolic…