Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Recently Published

Pande's Oped in NYT on Pollution in India
Rohini Pande, PhD, Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and a Pop Center faculty member co-wrote an oped piece in the New York Times on pollution in India, drawing attention to health costs.

Dr. Alex Tsai Publishes Work on HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Pop Center faculty member Alexander C. Tsai  has recently co-authored a number of studies pertaining to the treatment of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.  Dr. Tsai was first author on “Internalized stigma, social distance, and disclosure of HIV…

Americans Living Longer and Healthier
In a bit of good news, David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, and Pop Ctr faculty member, finds that Americans are living longer healthier lives. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/09/the-good-life-longer/

Small Changes in Household Eating Routines Make a Difference
Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute/Harvard Medical School and Pop Ctr faculty member Elsie Taveras discusses how small changes in household routines and eating habits can make a difference.

Youth employment in South Africa
Pop Center faculty member Till Bärnighausen and colleagues explore the challenges of youth employment in South Africa in this working paper.