![Illustration of the continent of Africa, broken into four pieces and trying to be put together by four African public health professionals.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HPHSPR22_00_Cover_web-1000x1279.jpg)
Issue
Spring 2022African public health
Plus: public health startups, catharsis in New Orleans, and art for wellbeing
![A tall woman wearing a yellow dress and blue scarf/sari walks down a dirt alley between two stone buildings in Nairobi's Kibera district. She holds a cell phone and notebook..](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SPR22_Swalha-Abdalla_web-250x174.jpg)
Africa’s changing up public health. The world should take note.
A community-focused emphasis on prevention plays to the continent's strengths, and could be a new model for the globe.
African public health
![Akin Jimoh](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/AkinJimoh_web_sq-250x250.jpg)
Breakthroughs ahead from African labs
The editor-in-chief of Nature Africa on how the sector has changed since he was a young researcher.
![Medical scientists Melva Mlambo (standing) and Puseletso Lesofi prepare to sequence COVID-19 Omicron samples at Ndlovu Research Center in South Africa in December 2021.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SPR22_RD_AP_Jerome-Delay-sq-250x250.jpg)
How COVID-19 changed African R&D
African scientists broke new research ground during the pandemic. It’s a sign of things to come.
![Agnes Binagwaho](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Agnes-Binagwaho-sq-250x250.jpg)
Standout voices in African public health
From the research bench to the halls of government, these 25 leaders are forging a healthier future
Features
![Illustration: A small figure wearing a pink top with brown long hair pulled back with their back turned stands in front of oversized banana leaves and a music staff.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR_Ida_featured-250x188.jpg)
In New Orleans, using music to counter hurricanes
The Crescent City makes music to help cope with the trauma of storms.
![Paul Farmer](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_2560_sierraleone-0719-paulfarmer-jra-139-toned-250x250.jpg)
Honoring the memory of Paul Farmer
Highlights from the life’s work of one of public health’s most influential figures.
![Illustration: A grey maze with a heart at the start and money at the end. In the route are a stop sign, do-not-enter sign, road-block and busy-chat icon.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_03_Feature_26-2-250x219.png)
The new market for public health entrepreneurs
Investors have long ignored public health, but the pandemic revealed failures that markets can fix.
Departments
![A close-up image of mushrooms with psychedelic lighting on a black background](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_22_03_31-mushroom-composite-v2-250x188.jpg)
Can mushrooms beat burnout? Clinicians sign up to see.
Research into whether the psychedelic drug psilocybin reduces burnout for doctors and nurses.
![A child recieves an oral polio vaccines in Malawi. She is in the arms of a woman wearing a yellow shirt, and a medical professional in blue scrubs and facemask administers the test.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_AP_22081344251739-250x163.jpg)
Spring 2022: Notable news from the world of public health
Polio reappears in Africa, healthcare worker burnout and more noteworthy public health news.
![Mural entitled "Brighten the Corners. Located at 114 West Queen Lane." On the side of a set of homes, community figures are painted and intertwined with birds, umbrellas, and flowers. Figures are a mix of male and female and smile or gaze at the viewer.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_2019-098-Brighten-the-Corners-Queen-Lane-1-250x200.jpg)
The health impact of public murals
Philadelphia’s Porch Light mural project shows how art affects community wellbeing
![Computer illustration: four purple fuzzy pill-shaped bacteria with white stringy tails floats against a purple-blue background.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HarvardPublicHealth_SuperBugs_Skinner_drug-resistent-featuredimage-400x300.jpg)
We’re already ignoring the next pandemic
Superbugs kill more than a million people annually. What are policymakers waiting on?
![A still of Mighty Fine from the APHA "This is public health" series. He wears a navy turtleneck, a black blazer and is front of a teal screen. In the corner is an illustration of a facuet with running water inside a circle.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_TPH_Episode2_HealthEquity.00_03_10_07.Still003-250x141.jpg)
What is public health? This video series gives the answer
Mighty Fine, face of the new YouTube series from the American Public Health Association, on making a complex field understandable.
![Cartoon: A black and white drawing of bacteria and virus cells with faces in line for a trophy. A COVID-19 cell stands on a podium under a spotlight while the other viruses shout "hold my beer"](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_Commentary_Final-1-e1654722534638-250x216.jpg)
Commentary Spring 2022
An editorial cartoon by Natasha Loder
From the School
![Tyler VanderWeele in khaki pants, a blue blazer, white shirt and tie with his hands clasped and smiling off into the distance. He stands in front of a paisley patterned background, colored from pink to blue.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_75A3001-flouish-sq-250x250.jpg)
The science of life satisfaction
Flourishing expert Tyler VanderWeele contemplates how individuals and communities can move forward after two years of pandemic grief
![Megan Srinivas— black hair, brown skin and wearing a grey parka—holds a clip board and cellphone while walking in a neighborhood](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_20220108_megan_srinivas_2211jpg_51891440011_o-250x167.jpg)
Doctor seeks the House
Q&A with Megan Srinivas, MPH ’14
![Tanat Chinbunchorn, wearing a black fleece and blue jeans, sits on grassy steps by Countway library and smiles at the camera.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22__75A2589-250x167.jpg)
Affirming care
Financial aid and student support funds are helping Tanat Chinbunchorn, MPH ’22, lead initiatives for patient communities that often face stigma.
![A white middle-aged woman sits in a living room. She wears a green cardigan, tank top and jeans, and her hair is braided in a single braid; hands clapsed in her lap. Surrounding her are children's toys, a bin on the floor and a fireplace with photos.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_75A2848-2-250x187.png)
Postpartum health is in crisis
Harvard Chan School researchers are working toward potential solutions.
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Faculty News Spring 2022
Awards, honors, and other recognitions for a wide range of faculty.
![A male student wearing a blue shirt, black vest and black facemask walks past a portrait of Bernard Lown.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/HPHSPR22_89A9144-250x160.jpg)
Of note Spring 2022
“Good” cholesterol, diabetes and hormones, ‘smart’ packaging and other news from the school.
![Three students in Harvard Chan regalia sitting in a stadium and smiling.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/75A0638-250x188.png)
Alumni News Spring 2022
Career updates from past classes, starting with a note from the class of 1990.
More issues
![Harvard Public Health Fall 2023 Magazine Cover. Text reads: Reinventing Medicaid: Treating social factors in North Carolina, Expanding access in California, Rooting out racism in Minnesota](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HPHFall23_Cover_Final_web_1200-400x544.jpg)
On reinventing Medicaid, using social media for good, and South Africa's path to universal health care.
![Cover of Harvard Public Health, Spring 2023. Photo: Black and white photo: Seven family members stand close together and stare directly into the camera. In the center is a twenty-something man, who holds the hand of a young black boy. To his left are an elderly man and woman. To his right are a middle-aged woman who holds the young boy's other hand, a middle-aged man, and a young woman. They stand in a backyard, with a grill and house on one side, and a modern tipi on the other. Text reads: Devon Parfait, the 25-year-old chief of a coastal Louisiana tribe, fights to keep his people together as climate change erases their land and erodes their health.](https://harvardpublichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/HPHSPR23_Cover_web_1200-400x544.jpg)
On indigenous displacement, family leave, and the future of PEPFAR