Tag: Jay Winsten

  • Nation & World

    Drivers who are frustrated, distracted, mad — and somewhat rusty

    Traffic stats show that roadway deaths spiked during the pandemic. Can it be that we were not only distracted and frustrated, but also out of practice?

    8 minutes
    Traffic.
  • Nation & World

    Reeling in rising distracted driving deaths

    Crashes caused by distracted drivers are believed to have been the biggest cause of a 14 percent rise in traffic fatalities since 2014. The Harvard Chan School’s Center for Health Communication is mounting an anti-distracted driving campaign this fall to make headway against a problem that has proven resistant to change despite efforts by government,…

    10 minutes
    Cars in traffic
  • Nation & World

    Checking the progress of self-driving cars

    Panelists at the Harvard Chan School discussed the future of self-driving cars.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hand-held disasters

    Harvard’s Center for Health Communication last week arranged a media briefing at the Massachusetts State House on distracted driving, a problem that takes some 3,000 lives a year in the United States. The Gazette spoke to center director Jay Winsten about the problem.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Attention, undivided

    Jay Winsten of the Harvard School of Public Health hopes to recruit entertainers for a campaign to reduce distracted driving.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Designated Drivers

    Barry R. Bloom Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Holder’s mission

    U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on May 6 talked to a Harvard audience about youth exposure to violence as a public health issue — and the need for a public health response.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Life of the party

    The designated driver campaign is 21 years old. Jay Winsten, an influential force behind the anti-drunk-driving effort, reflects and looks ahead.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Designated driver turns 21

    The designated driver campaign is marking a milestone birthday: It’s turning 21. Born of tragedy, the effort transformed attitudes toward drinking and driving. And it did so using a novel tactic…

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