NPR: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=564139903 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:18:57 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health https://www.npr.org/tags/564139903/harvard-t-h-chan-school-of-public-health Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:00:41 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/08/1115758381/inflation-black-communities-latino-native-american-families https://www.npr.org/2022/08/08/1115758381/inflation-black-communities-latino-native-american-families

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

]]> Will Stone WATCH: Harvard-NPR panel on the fight to tame COVID Watch an expert panel discuss the latest developments and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic livestreamed at noon ET on Friday. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:05:09 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/12/1054836830/watch-harvard-npr-panel-on-the-fight-to-tame-covid https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/12/1054836830/watch-harvard-npr-panel-on-the-fight-to-tame-covid

Watch an expert panel discuss the latest developments and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic livestreamed at noon ET on Friday.

]]> Scott Hensley What's Ahead For The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout? As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines unfolds in the U.S., numerous questions around distribution, supply, hesitancy and efficacy persist. Experts from Harvard and the CDC tackle these questions. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:04:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/22/959262787/watch-live-whats-ahead-for-the-covid-19-vaccine-rollout https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/22/959262787/watch-live-whats-ahead-for-the-covid-19-vaccine-rollout

As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines unfolds in the U.S., numerous questions around distribution, supply, hesitancy and efficacy persist. Experts from Harvard and the CDC tackle these questions.

]]> Scott Hensley Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000 The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies. Tue, 29 May 2018 10:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/29/615120123/study-puts-puerto-rico-death-toll-at-5-000-from-hurricane-maria-in-2017 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/29/615120123/study-puts-puerto-rico-death-toll-at-5-000-from-hurricane-maria-in-2017

The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies.

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]]> Richard Harris Native American Students Fight Discrimination By Celebrating Their Heritage A new survey found that nationwide, three-quarters of Native Americans believe there is discrimination against their group today. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:14:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2017/11/16/563311015/native-american-students-fight-discrimination-by-celebrating-their-heritage https://www.npr.org/2017/11/16/563311015/native-american-students-fight-discrimination-by-celebrating-their-heritage

A new survey found that nationwide, three-quarters of Native Americans believe there is discrimination against their group today.

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