Review
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health study environmental threats to health, such as hazardous substances found in the air, water, and wherever people live and work. The interplay of genes and environment on health, and the importance of occupational safety, are also key.
OTHER TOXIC EXPOSURES
Couple's combined expertise forges new directions for treating asthma and lead poisoning
HSPH faculty members Rosalind and Robert Wright
Brain Pollution
In a silent epidemic, common chemicals are damaging young minds
Industrial Wasteland
201 chemicals with toxic effects
Ray of Insight
When it comes to radiation exposure, less is more, says HSPH alum
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Press Releases
- High bone lead levels associated with increased heart disease
- Study shows plastics chemical leaches from bottles into humans
- Cleaner air, longer life expectancy, write HSPH researchers in New England Journal of Medicine
Related Links
- Our World, Our Challenge, a video on HSPH's environmental health work
- Learn more about the Department of Environmental Health
- Visit the Harvard Injury Control Research Center
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- Air pollution linked to appendicitis and ear infections
- Harvard Humanitarian fellow writes about Katrina aftermath
- HSPH study confirms plastic bottle concerns
- Harvard's John Briscoe: a deep knowledge of water and health
GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
How genes and environmental interactions increase cancer risk
A New Twist on Inherited Cancer Risk
Slight DNA variations raise risk of common breast, prostate tumors
Age-related Vision Loss
Teasing apart the influences of genes versus lifestyle
Wave of the Future
Mining the human genome for links to disease
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AIR & WATER POLLUTION
Mr. Water
John Briscoe offers bold, unorthodox ideas for managing scarce water
Clearing the Air
Students target air pollution from Boston to sub-Saharan Africa
Geographer of Health
Mapping air pollution health risks in Cyprus and Boston
Mold, Mold, Everywhere
Scientists see no precedent for the potential hazards in New Orleans
Joel Schwartz: Full Throttle Environmentalist
He's taken the lead out of gasoline and the soot out of air. What's next?
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INJURIES
Guns and Suicide: A Fatal Link
In the United States, suicides outnumber homicides almost two to one. Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented.
Stopping the Violence
By teaching forgiveness and reconciliation, Ana Diaz helps youth find a better way
Death by Violent Means: Who's at Risk?
A CDC database piloted by HSPH is galvanizing prevention efforts
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Breathing Easier in Shanghai
Quarter-century old study enters the genomics age
Risk Analysis
Visit HSPH's Center for Risk Analysis
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OTHER
Teacher in the Art of Listening
At NIH, Kenneth Olden engaged ordinary citizens in the battle for a safer environment
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