Harvard School of Public Health

The overarching mission of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public’s health through learning, discovery, and communication. To pursue this mission, the School produces knowledge through research, reproduces knowledge through higher education, and translates knowledge into evidence that can be communicated to the public, policy makers, and practitioners to advance the health of populations.

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Cover: Particles in Our Air: Exposures and Health Effects

Particles in Our Air: Exposures and Health Effects

Spengler, John Daniel
Wilson, Richard

Generated by the use of fossil energy, respirable-sized particles pose a major threat to our environment and health. In this book the hypothesis that fossil fuels are the primary culprit is examined in detail, including the nature, generation, and transport of particulate air pollution.

Cover: Risk-Benefit Analysis: Second Edition

Risk-Benefit Analysis: Second Edition

Wilson, Richard
Crouch, Edmund A. C.

The first edition of this book, published in 1982, was a pioneer in the development of logical, yet simple, analytic tools for discussion of the risks which we all face. This new edition, revised, expanded, and illustrated in detail, should be of value both to professionals in the field and to those who wish to understand these vital issues.

Cover: Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming Education to Strengthen Health Systems in an Interdependent World

Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming Education to Strengthen Health Systems in an Interdependent World

Frenk, Julio
Chen, Lincoln C.

The report of the Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, an independent initiative of 20 leaders from around the world, addresses the evolving demands of health systems in an interdependent world. It articulates a fresh vision and recommends renewed actions, with a focus on institutional and instructional reforms.

Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism, by Philip J. Stern, from Harvard University Press

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