Conversations on Public Health
by Harvard School of Public Health
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Description
The program "Conversations on Public Health" presents some of the world's top researchers from Harvard School of Public Health discussing current issues of national and global concern.
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The uninsured and Medicaid | HSPH Professor Katherine Baicker discusses the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, a unique study that evaluates the impact of covering the uninsured with Medicaid. | 8/30/13 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Breakfast and Heart Disease Risk | A new study led by HSPH researchers finds that skipping breakfast led to a 27% increase in coronary heart disease risk among men. | 7/26/13 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Findings in Battle Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis | Sarah Fortune, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher on why some people infected with some strains of M. tuberculosis are at very high risk of getting drug resistant TB. | 7/18/13 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Triangle Factory Fire and Workplace Safety Regulations | On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics David Christiani talks about how the tragedy mobilized government officials and the public to strengthen workplace safety regulations. He also talks about Alice Hamilton, the first woman professor at Harvard, who became a leading researcher in industrial hygiene and toxicology at the Harvard School of Public Health. March 25, 2011 | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Genes and Prostate Cancer in Men | Lorelei Mucci, associate professor of epidemiology, was a co-author of a Nature study that identified genes that may help determine which men are likely to have aggressive forms of prostate cancer. | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Racial and Ethnic Health Inequalities in the U.S. | John McDonough, director of the Center for Public Health Leadership, discusses his recent op-ed in the The Baltimore Sun that said repealing last year’s health care reform law would damage the potential to address the longstanding racial and ethnic health inequalities in the U.S. | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Air Pollution and Cognitive Function in Older Adults | Melinda Power, a doctoral student in epidemiology and environmental health, discusses the relationship between traffic-related air pollution and cognitive function in older adults. | 2/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sodium Intake in U.S. | Adam Bernstein, research fellow in the Department of Nutrition, discusses sodium intake in the U.S. adult population. | 12/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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BPA Exposure in Pregnant Women | Joseph Braun, research fellow in the Department of Environmental Health, discusses BPA exposure in pregnant women. | 11/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cutting Health Costs | Benjamin Sommers discusses the necessity of cutting health costs and slowing the rate of health cost growth. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Comparative Effectiveness | Milton Weinstein discusses comparative effectiveness research in health care | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hosptial Boards and Quality | Ashish Jha on the surprising results of a new survey of hospital boards. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New York City's War on Fat | Michelle Mello on New York City's war on fat. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Teen Smoking | Stephen Gilman on why teens are more likely to smoke if their parents do. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Media and Tobacco | K. "Vish" Viswanath on the role of media in promoting and reducing tobacco use. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Healthy Lifestyles | Rob van Dam on how following a combination of healthy lifestyle factors may reduce the risk of dying prematurely. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can Health Insurers Discriminate? | Michelle Mello on whether insurers can discriminate based on health insurance. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIV Prevention | Daniel Halperin talks about HIV prevention priorities. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kidney Market | Daniel Wikler talks about the global market for kidneys. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emotions and Disease | Laura Kubzansky discusses the links between emotions and disease. | 10/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Health Disparities | Nancy Krieger talks about trends in health disparities. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Coffee and Health | Rob van Dam talks about coffee and health, including the effects of coffee on people with type 2 diabetes. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hospital Rankings | Ashish Jha discusses hospitals and hospital rankings. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Health Courts | Michelle Mello discusses her research on health courts, a new approach to resolving medical liability disputes. | 10/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Genetics and Breast Cancer | David Hunter discusses FGFR2, a gene that correlates highly with breast cancer in women. | 10/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Polio Eradication | Kimberly Thompson discusses the benefits of polio eradication. | 10/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Environmental Chemicals and Children | Philippe Grandjean talks about the vulnerability of the fetus and child to chemicals in the environment. | 10/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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