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U.S. hospitals prepare for Ebola

Wide variation in c-section rates not explained by maternal diagnoses

Universal health care in Latin America spotlighted

Meredith Rosenthal, Paula Johnson elected to Institute of Medicine

Obamacare hasn’t led to higher health care costs for businesses

Mass shootings becoming more frequent

‘Multiple failures’ in handling of first U.S. Ebola patient

Harvard University Receives Transformational Gift for the School of Public Health

Ebola epidemic in U.S. unlikely

U.S. diet shows modest improvement but overall remains poor

Rethinking public health education

Vasectomy may increase risk of aggressive prostate cancer

Friends and family can influence your weight

Study strengthens link between neonicotinoids and collapse of honey bee colonies

Zip code better predictor of health than genetic code

Low-fat or low-carb? It may not matter

An equal exchange

An equal exchange

Why Public Health? Tari Owi

Why Public Health? Tari Owi

Reducing occupational exposures

Reducing occupational exposures

Passion to improve health technologies

Passion to improve health technologies

Campaign

Powerful ideas for a healthier world

Finding solutions to four major global health threats
The Nutrition Source

Healthy eating

This Department of Nutrition site offers tips for eating right based on the latest science
Harvard Public Health Magazine

Fall 2014

Is butter really back?
Global research

HSPH world map

Promoting health worldwide
The Forum

at HSPH

Bridging science and policy decision-making
Executive education

Educating those who make a difference

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Video series

Why Public Health?

Students talk about why they enter the field of public health

Calendar Events

Oct 30, 12:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Analyzing, Storing and Sharing Patient Genomes and Phenotypes; Measuring the Food Metabolome Component of the Human Exposome

Oct 30, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Genomic Surveillance of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

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