In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, this Forum event will explore how people and cities rebound from devastating natural disasters and how they prepare for new catastrophes.

National health reform is designed to help everyone who lacks medical coverage, but minority groups stand to benefit most – simply because they have the farthest to go. A third of Hispanics and more than 20 percent of African Americans nationwide lack health insurance today.

If the "big weather" phenomenon is real, some of the most valuable real estate in the United States -- lower Manhattan, for example -- may become unsuitable for its current level of residential or commercial activity. Real estate values may, however, be the least of our concerns.

Consumers saved nearly $1.5 billion in 2011 as a result of rules in President Obama 's healthcare law that limit what insurance companies can spend on expenses unrelated to medical care, including profit, a new analysis shows.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, this Forum event will explore how people and cities rebound from devastating natural disasters and how they prepare for new catastrophes.

The use of helmets by skiers and snowboarders decreases the risk and severity of head injuries and saves lives, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.

Taking a cue from Silicon Valley, nonprofits are learning to use their failures as an integral part of the process of innovation and, ultimately, progress.

HAI is dedicated to research and education to end the AIDS epidemic in Africa and developing countries. For two decades, HAI has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS laboratory research, clinical trials, education, and leadership.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a game plan for achieving a global AIDS-free generation, committing the United States to rapidly scaling up medical interventions

Thirteen deans from Schools across Harvard today announced $150,000 in new entrepreneurship challenges, expanding Harvard support for student innovation and cross-School collaborations with broad social and cultural impact.

The dramatic achievements of Public Health in the 20th century have improved our quality of life: an increase in life expectancy, world wide reduction in infant and child mortality, and the elimination or reduction of many communicable diseases.

Your gift to scholarships at HSPH supports students like Patience—future public health leaders who will protect and improve the lives and health of people everywhere.

Has the pain in the wallet stopped? In some rich countries it remains a distant hope, but in Mexico free universal health care became more or less a reality this year.

If Americans know exercise is so good for them, why don't they take the message to heart? Maybe, some researchers say, the problem is the message.

Fresh corn, red bell pepper, and onion meet in this colorful side dish, From Harvard School of Public Health.