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CHDS works to inform public health policies and practices and improve health through decision science research, education, and policy translation. https://chds.hsph.harvard.edu Center for Health Decision Science Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Headshot of Zachary Ward (top right), Sue J. Goldie (bottom left). Abstract art images are pictured as well (top left and bottom right).
CHDS' Zachary Ward and Sue J. Goldie and colleagues compared country-specific maternal mortality estimates for 2020 from three models in a recent eClinical Medicine (@eclinicalmed.bsky.social) article: those from the UN, the GBD, and the GMatH.
🔗About the article: shorturl.at/8loNj
Join us for a virtual course on Handling Uncertainty in Health Technology Assessment Processes. Register today: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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Have you registered for one of our upcoming virtual Information Sessions for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) and the MPH in Clinical Effectiveness yet?
Register here:
October 21 at 8:00 PM ET – harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 1 at 9:00 AM ET – harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
CHDS is so proud of our Director Sue Goldie's willingness to share her story in this powerful @nytimes.com article. Her commitment to public health is extraordinary. Our hearts are with her on this incredible and difficult journey, which you can read for free. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
14.10.2025 16:33 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Harvard Chan School's Community Day of Service brings together students, staff, faculty, researchers, and trainees to support nonprofits across Boston.
We asked our community members to share how they gave back on Day of Service this year.
Hear from recent graduates who have successfully pursued non-academic career paths. 20 October. Learn more here: smdm.org/meeting/cdc-...
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📬 This month's CHDS newsletter is now available! Explore recent decision science publications, featured resources and upcoming seminars, news within the field, and more.
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#ICYMI The recording of “The Ethics of Priority Setting in Global Health” is now available.
Professor Ole F. Norheim joins Dr. Louise Ivers, to discuss fairness, efficiency & ethics in advancing universal health coverage.
📽️ Watch: globalhealth.harvard.edu/recording-et...
Register for one of our upcoming virtual Information Sessions!
Meet with directors, members of the @hsph.harvard.edu Admissions team, and former PCE students.
🔹 10/21 at 8:00 PM ET Register here: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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CHDS' Stéphane Verguet and colleagues recently published research in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (@whobulletin.bsky.social) on the inequalities associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, and measles deaths for children under five years old in sub-Saharan Africa.
📖: shorturl.at/WOIoF
This pathbreaking OECD report will substantially improve the evidence base for life-saving policy decisions, according to CHDS’s Lisa Robinson. 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/M2rpL
07.10.2025 14:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Terrific to see this published! Great work, and definitely worth reading.
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Our Career Development Committee is pleased to announce our Fall 2025 Industry Job Market Panel. Learn more here: smdm.org/meeting/cdc-...
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More than 200 volunteers from the Harvard Chan School community participated in our third annual Day of Service, which included activities like serving meals at a shelter, cleaning up Boston Public Garden, and making warm blankets for children in need.
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Get Introduction to Medical Decision Analysis before the late rate kicks in Tuesday! smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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CHDS affiliate Karen Smith co-authored a cost-effectiveness analysis of intensive blood pressure targets in settings with blood pressure measurement error, with colleagues including CHDS' Thomas Gaziano, Nicolas Menzies, and Ankur Pandya (@ankurfactorial.bsky.social).
📝Read more: shorturl.at/4Kekr
Get Introduction to Cost Effectiveness Analysis before the late rate kicks in Tuesday! smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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It’s that time of year again: The information session for Harvard’s PhD in Health Policy will be held a month from today, on Tuesday, October 28.
Register here (recording will be available for those who can’t make it): harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join this free, online panel moderated by Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division in the OECD - OCDE Environment Directorate.
Oct 1 | Online | 9-10am ET | Free
Register at buff.ly/nD3RAmj
Interested in developing quantitative and analytical skills for conducting high-quality clinical research? Join us for a virtual information session to learn about the Program in Clinical Effectiveness and the MPH in Clinical Effectiveness.
Register at our website hsph.harvard.edu/fellowship-s...
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A new paper led by Harvard Health Policy PhD student Ye Shen finds that, in the current policy environment, more than six in ten kids will have been enrolled in Medicaid for some period of time by their 18th birthday; the program is absolutley critical for children.
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New article by CHDS doctoral student Ye Shen and colleagues
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CHDS’ Zach Ward discussed both the progress and challenges in meeting the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in reducing mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCD) in a recent invited commentary in The Lancet.
👉 More about the commentary: shorturl.at/Hk8Vs
Myriam Hunink, wearing glasses and a business blazer and smiling off-camera, is sitting at table with colorful markers in an office setting.
CHDS' Myriam Hunink recently published new, open access teaching material culminating from an immersion residency with the CHDS Media Hub. These educational resources were created with support from the Alan Colowick Innovation Fund.
📖 About the residency: shorturl.at/BFwM8
🎉 We're gearing up for another exciting year of the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE)!
Our directors and administrative team are hard at work planning and preparing to make next year's program impactful & engaging!
Stay tuned for updates as we prepare for the 2026 PCE at @hsph.harvard.edu!
Book cover for "Insight-Driven Problem Solving: Analytic Science to Improve the World" by Soroush Saghafian with graphics of broken puzzle with words "Problem" and "Solution". Behind the book cover is an abstract art image serving as a border.
In his forthcoming book, Insight-Driven Problem Solving: Analytics Science to Improve the World, CHDS faculty Soroush Saghafian explores how analytics can drive meaningful improvements.
👉 About the book: shorturl.at/NKNNj
Congratulations to CHDS's @jacobjameson.com and all the finalists!
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Join CHDS’s @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social and other panelists at the upcoming @oecd-env.bsky.social Green Talk on October 1, 15:00-16:00 CEST, "Evaluating the economic benefits of environmental policies that save lives." tinyurl.com/396vk7hr
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The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 SBCA European Conference has been extended until this Friday, September 19, 2025.
Submit your abstract at buff.ly/FMhyTac
