CHDS faculty Eve Wittenberg discussed how families can use decision analytic methods in the real-world context of making Thanksgiving travel plans during the second holiday season of the pandemic.
Read more...CHDS at SMDM 2021
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) was conducted virtually and included contributions by CHDS faculty, postdocs, and students. CHDS
Read more...Evaluating Policy to Reduce Sugar Intake
CHDS’ Thomas Gaziano and Shafika Abrahams-Gessel’s analysis on the health impact and cost-effectiveness of achieving the National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative (NSSRI)
Read more...Hammitt Wins Bermuda One-Two
CHDS faculty James Hammitt won the 2021 Bermuda One-Two sailboat race. The race consists of two 635-mile legs: alone from Newport, RI to St. George’s Bermuda, then back to Newport
Read more...Hypertension Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control Worldwide
CHDS affiliate Goodarz Danaei with colleagues at the Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factor Collaboration (NCDRisC) published a recent study in The Lancet that shows substantial differences in quality of
Read more...Goldie Instructs Orientation Course
CHDS Faculty Director Sue J. Goldie’s novel online course, “Foundations for Public Health,” welcomed more than 700 students beginning their graduate studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Read more...Analytical Thinking with Zeckhauser
Richard Zeckhauser’s contributions to decision science are immeasurable. His wisdom has been distilled in a recent book, “Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The Wisdom of Legendary
Read more...Valuing COVID-19 Morbidity Risks
Relatively little is known about the economic value of reducing COVID-19 morbidity risks. CHDS’s Lisa Robinson, Michael Eber, and James Hammitt addressed this issue in a report for the
Read more...Benefit-Cost Analysis Course
CHDS Deputy Director Lisa A. Robinson is teaching the on-line short course, Benefit-Cost Analysis: Valuing Life and Health on September 27 through October 1, 2021. The course is offered
Read more...CHDS at Global Studies Outreach Conference
As part of a collaboration with multiple regional centers, CHDS’ faculty Sue J. Goldie and Zachary Ward participated in a panel discussion in the Global Studies Outreach Conference (GSOC)
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