Harvard Public Health Spring 2014
Cover story 14 Failing Economy— Failing Health It is five years since the Great Recession officially came to an end. Will the long-term damage to our health far exceed the damage to our economy?
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2 Dean’s Message: Questions of Scale
Public health professionals move easily from the individual to the institutional and back again to the human being.
12 Quote: Unquote An HSPH student envisions the next 50 years of public health. 36 Time for Thinking Big
The Takemi Program spurs midcareer professionals to take on ambitious projects.
4 Frontlines
40 Where’s the Salt?
47 Faculty News
What countries are consuming the most sodium around the world?
42 New DrPH Program 26 The Nano State
Can engineered nanoparticles protect us from airborne infectious disease?
The School’s newest doctoral program attracts hundreds of applicants for 15 slots.
8 Philanthropic Impact 44 Alumni News Back Cover Executive and Continuing Professional Education Programs
30 The Provocative Pragmatist
With a mixture of research, persuasion, and social media moxie, Ashish Jha seeks to drive health care improvements.
On the Cover: Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg
Clockwise from top; © Carlos Barria / Reuters: Kent Dayton / HSPH (column 2 and 3); illustration, Shaw Nielsen