Making the invisible visible
How better data, more access, and community-based solutions can drive health equity
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Michael Blanding
Michael Blanding is an author and journalist who writes regularly for Harvard Public Health.
On racism, the media, and “reparative journalism”
A recent Harvard panel discussion examined how biases in the media affect coverage of reparations for Black Americans.
Redressing the racial health gap
A Harvard symposium examines the public health case for reparations to Black descendants of slavery and what remedy might look like.
Revisiting the ‘Unequal Treatment’ report, 20 years later
Two decades ago, a landmark report called out racism in health care, indelibly changing the public health landscape. There is much more work to be done.
Changing health equity at Mass General Brigham and beyond
Tom Sequist, MPH ’04, is leading equity-based changes at Boston’s Mass General Brigham health care system.
Off the Cuff: Curtis Huttenhower
The co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center studies microbial communities starting at the population level.
Closing the childhood equity gap
Aisha Yousafzai is working to create equity for children throughout the world.