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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Education and Research Center (ERC) trains leading practitioners and researchers in occupational safety and health.
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High risk patients in Black/Latinx communities have lower cancer screening rates but a new AI tool may be able to make screening more accessible.

Dr. David Christiani explains for @fastcompany.com that these advances could help reduce cancer's impact on mortality.

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July 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Good article by @nohaggerty.bsky.social covering our L.A. Fire Health research consortium, and the on-going issue of lead (and arsenic) in soil after the fires. 🧵
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Another great #ResearchDay for the Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency Program in the books! 👏
June 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Really great interview of @carlzimmer.com about his book, AIR-BORNE, by my colleague Yonatan Gard, with some nice @hsph.harvard.edu history (and cautionary tale about the importance of basic research w utility and importance that isn't always recognized in the moment...). Link in 🧵
June 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Harvard Chan researchers have been sharing details about how funding cuts have severely affected their work—or stopped it altogether.

“This is larger than any individual grant,” said Glorian Sorensen, research professor of social and behavioral sciences. “What we are losing is a future.”
‘Losing a future’: Harvard Chan researchers describe impact of federal cuts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Faculty members from Harvard Chan School were among those featured in June media articles highlighting the widespread impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding across Harvard Unive...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Don't miss the second part of our #ResearchDay on Friday, June 27, 12:30–2:30 pm, when second-year #OEM #residents will present their research projects, followed by an #award ceremony.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/events/oemr-...
June 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tune in on Friday, June 27, 9–11:30 am for the first part of our #ResearchDay when first-year #OEM #residents will present their #Capstone projects.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
June 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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📅 Coming June 18!
Join Examinetics for a free Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined
🕑 2 PM ET | Learn how early intervention, tele-triage & case mgmt. can cut costs, reduce recordables & protect workers.
🔗 Register: ohsonline.com/webcasts/202...
#WorkplaceSafety #InjuryPrevention
Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined: Save Costs, Boost Productivity, and Reduce Recordables -- Occupational Health & Safety
This free Executive Q&A webinar invites you to join Examinetics to learn how early intervention and proactive injury management can lower costs, reduce incidents, and improve OSHA compliance and workf...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Harvard Chan School’s Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans and to scientific and health research across the country. hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...
Federal funding cuts jeopardize research on veterans and ALS | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Chan School's Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans, and to scientific and health research across the country.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
‼️It bears repeating ‼️
Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Must read interview about the costs of gutting NIOSH
Q: What was the state of worker health and safety in the US before the OSHA Act?
A: I have to say, before 1970, it was like the Dark Ages.
May 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Cuts in the NIOSH budget will cause a surge in silicosis, stated Dr. Gregory Wagner in a @theatlantic.com article. Cases will increase since NIOSH does not have the capacity to carry out research for implementing new prevention focused policy.

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DOGE Is Bringing Back a Deadly Disease
Cuts to agencies that protect workers’ lungs are going to result in the resurgence of a preventable illness.
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May 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health poses irreparable damage to the #health and #safety of #workers across the U.S #SaveNIOSH
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What's lost with NIOSH cuts: Q&A with David Christiani | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In a recent interview, Dr. David Christiani explained the history of the ERC, the history of NIOSH and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and the critical importance of the field of...
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May 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Our latest 👇
May 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.
May 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
May 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Sick Agenda" is throwing community health centers into chaos, gutting life-saving research, and spreading vaccine misinformation during a measles outbreak. Read their stories at markey.senate.gov/MakeAmericaS...
May 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Congratulation @joeallenjoe.bsky.social! Well deserved! 👏🏻🎉
Some news to share - Harvard granted me tenure.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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NIOSH—which oversees safety for coal miners, firefighters, and workers across the country—lost more than 90% of its staff due to federal layoffs. Dr. Greg Wagner shares with @Guardian “...the consequences of the loss of the agency I think will be felt for years."
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Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’
Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cuts
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May 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Don't miss our last #OSH seminar of the academic year on Friday, 5/9, 1:10–1:50 pm!

Our guest will talk about human #exposure to airborne #pathogens and secondary contaminants associated with germicidal UV lights disinfection.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...
May 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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I just got word that all workers at NIOSH, the institute focused on worker health, got RIF emails. Everything shut as of July 2, including critical programs like the National Firefighter Cancer Registry.
May 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A short yet compelling and insightful read in the May issue of Commercial Fisheries News about the crucial role played by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in protecting #workers in #fishing #communities.
#SaveNIOSH
May 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM