FXB Center Remembers Elaine Wolfensohn
The FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University is sad to announce the passing of Elaine Wolfensohn, who represented her husband Jim Wolfensohn on the FXB Center’s Advisory Committee....
View ArticleStudy Finds Rate of COVID-19 in Massachusetts Jails and Prisons Is Three...
A recent epidemiological study finds that the rate of COVID-19 for incarcerated individuals in Massachusetts is almost three times that of the state’s general population and five times that of the U.S....
View ArticleNew Article – Every Body Counts: Measuring Mortality From the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new article, published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, examines how relying solely on death certificate data can result in an underestimate of COVID-19 mortality rates, making it difficult...
View ArticleOp-Ed: It Is Time Reparations Are Paid for Roma Slavery
Dr. Margareta Matache, director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights’ Roma Program, makes the case for justice, reparations and anti-racist policies following 500 years of enslavement and...
View ArticleAt the Intersection of Human Migration and Climate Change: New Article Puts...
In a new article published in Current Environmental Health Reports this week, faculty and fellows from the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University examine the complexities at the...
View ArticleNew Essay Draws Important Parallels Between Public Health and Atrocity...
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights Senior Fellow and Harvard T.H. Chan Professor Jennifer Leaning recently compared approaches to prevention and early warning in public health to those for mass...
View ArticleNew Study on Romani American Experience Shines Light on Persistent Inequities...
The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University today released a new study that draws attention to the inequities the Roma diaspora faces in the United States....
View ArticleLet’s Recover Better By Standing for Human Rights
Human Rights Day is an opportunity to reaffirm the importance of human rights in re-building the world we want, the need for global solidarity as well as our interconnectedness and shared humanity....
View ArticlePress Release: National Public Health Experts Urge Biden-Harris Transition...
The François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University today urged the Biden-Harris transition team to implement drug policy reforms to curb overdose deaths and...
View ArticleACLU: 50 Years Into the War on Drugs, Biden-Harris Can Fix the Harm It Created
Note: This blog first appeared on the ACLU website on January 6, 2021. The blog mentions From the War on Drugs to Harm Reduction: Imagining A Just Overdose Crisis Response, a new report from the FXB...
View ArticleFXB Center Statement on International Roma Day U.S. House and Senate Resolutions
On March 18, 2021, resolutions to celebrate the heritage of Romani Americans were introduced in the House and Senate. The Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights welcomes this...
View ArticlePress Release: New Report Examines Challenges of Migrants In West And Central...
The François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University (FXB Center) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) today released “See Migration Like Water: An...
View ArticleStatement from FXB Center Director Dr. Mary T. Bassett About Derek Chauvin...
BOSTON, MA – In response to former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of murdering George Floyd, FXB Center Director Dr. Mary T. Bassett issued the following statement:...
View ArticleHarvard Chan Perspectives: Why a national ban on menthol cigarettes is the...
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent announcement that it will take steps to ban menthol cigarettes, FXB Center Director Dr. Mary T. Bassett was interviewed for a Harvard T.H....
View ArticleCommentary: It’s Time For Boston To Pay Reparations
In recognition of Juneteenth, FXB Center Research Associate Matlin Gilman and FXB Center Director Dr. Mary T. Bassett co-authored an opinion piece highlighting the need for the City of Boston to...
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FXB Center Welcomes New Fellows and Staff, Announces Promotions
The FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard is pleased to announce several new hires and promotions. Learn more about our new fellows and staff members: Dr. Brittney N. Butler (she/her) is a...
View ArticleFXB Center Launches New Video Series Featuring Leading Health and Human...
A new online video series from the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University highlights eight leading experts whose work and research focuses on a multitude of structural and...
View ArticleFXB Center Announces New Initiative For Racial Justice
The FXB Center today announced a new fellowship program for racial justice in partnership with the JPB Foundation, featuring five new fellows with diverse backgrounds in health and human rights. The...
View ArticleFXB Center Director to Serve As New York State Health Commissioner; Dr....
Today, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul appointed FXB Center for Health and Human Rights Director Dr. Mary T. Bassett as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health. Dr. Bassett joined...
View ArticleFXB Center Health and Human Rights Fellow Testifies Before Massachusetts...
Today, FXB Health and Human Rights Fellow Dr. Brittney Butler testified before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Racial Inequities in Maternal Health Commission. The hearing was a listening session on...
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