About Amanda Pearson
Editing & writing @HarvardWCFIA on global politics, people, history, and health. Alumna @GWpublichealth @LSEGovernment
The cancer research agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced there is “sufficient evidence” that processed meats can cause cancer. The group gave red meat a less alarming label, though “probably carcinogenic” is hardly comforting. The evidence of harm mostly relates … Continue reading →
What Is the FTO Gene and How Is It Related To Obesity? We know Body-Mass Index (BMI) has a strong genetic component, and we know being obese is a risk factor for leading global causes of death … Continue reading →
The global policy debate about education is in the midst of a “major pivot,” write Justin Sandefur and Mari Oye. The emphasis on increasing enrollment is being replaced by a focus on learning outcomes. The international development challenge is how … Continue reading →
One of my first professional writing assignments was as a rapporteur for a three-day conference in France hosted by Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Nine months after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and … Continue reading →
The Economist pooh-poohs the post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) process in a series of related articles in March 2015. Why are they so pessimistic? 1. The scope is too broad. The first piece, “169 commandments,” refers to the number of … Continue reading →
Attempting to stay updated on how the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will address malnutrition is like trying to drink water from a fire hose. This week in New York (March 23-27) is the next session of the post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations on the … Continue reading →
Child Undernutrition I finally read Lisa Smith and Lawrence Haddad’s 2015 paper “Reducing Child Undernutrition: Past Drivers and Priorities for the Post-MDG Era.” I’m glad I did. Building on their 2000 paper, the authors explore the determinants of child undernutrition and identify … Continue reading →
The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be announced roughly 200 days from now at the UN General Assembly in September 2015. These new goals will replace the current 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While governments debate how best to define this broad … Continue reading →
The Sulis Health Well 