Harvard Health and Medicine

On Friday, March 11, 2011, a catastrophic earthquake resulted in a tsunami engulfing parts of Japan's coastline. That same day, a state of emergency was declared at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which subsequently experienced multiple explosions and a fire. More than 3,600 people have been confirmed dead, but thousands more are missing. This Forum event will examine the "Response to the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crises in Japan: Disaster Leadership in Action." Gordon Thompson, Michael VanRooyen, Michael Reich, Takashi Nagata, Jennifer Leaning

Implementation of the new health care reform law will slow down-and some pieces may disappear altogether-now that Republicans control the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a panel of health policy experts who spoke at The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health following the 2010 elections.