departmentDepartment of Society, Human Development, and Health
Working to train both scholars and practitioners, the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health works on improving health throughout someone's life, emphasizing children and adolescents. Department researchers explore a wide range of topics, including health and social policy, public health interventions, and social determinants of health.
Affiliation: Harvard School of Public HealthWeb site: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/shdh/
Recent articles about Department of Society, Human Development, and Health
Income Inequality Associated with Double Disease Burden of Overnourishment and Undernourishment in India (Harvard School of Public Health, October 15, 2007)Anger can break your heart (Harvard University Gazette, September 21, 2006)
Child enrichment program still pays off after 15 years (Focus, March 24, 2006)
Violence as a health problem (Harvard University Gazette, December 1, 2005)
Intimate partner violence (May 9, 2005)
More TV means fewer veggies (School of Public Health, December 8, 2003)
Dying to drink (Harvard Public Health Now, August 22, 2002)
Radcliffe conference presents research on lethal school violence (Harvard University Gazette, May 30, 2002)
Research suggests optimistic attitude can reduce risk of heart disease in older men (School of Public Health, November 21, 2001)
HIV-1 infected children benefit greatly from combination therapy (School of Public Health, November 21, 2001)
How media violence touches children (Focus, October 26, 2001)
Dating violence linked with teen pregnancy, suicide attempts (School of Public Health, July 31, 2001)
Children from working-class families twice as likely to be depressed adults (Harvard Public Health Now, June 22, 2001)
Depiction of alcohol, tobacco use in G-rated animated films still high (School of Public Health, June 4, 2001)
Increased consumption of soda promotes childhood obesity (School of Public Health, February 15, 2001)
How family leave policies fail working families (School of Public Health, November 15, 2000)
Cognitive testing of elderly could help detect medical problems (Around the School, June 16, 2000)
High demands, lack of control on the job damage health (Around the School, June 2, 2000)
First report in a decade quantifies healthcare for U.S. children (Harvard University Gazette, January 27, 2000)
