Public Health

In every major global health milestone in our lifetimes, the United States has been at the forefront—from smallpox eradication in 1980 and the… More

The recent US federal election has occasioned a substantial amount of reflection on the part of a broad range of sectors. Public health is no… More

In a series of decisions, the US Supreme Court has severely constrained the authority of federal agencies to regulate in the interest of public… More

It is well established that politics, and the mechanisms of political action, have an important impact on the health of populations. The very… More

The next decade will be a critical window to prevent measles from regaining a foothold. More

Context: Recent legislative privacy efforts have not included special provisions for public health data use. Although past studies documented support… More

The imbalance in US health spending between public health and medical care is no secret. For example, of the more than $3.8 trillion in US health… More

We are likely still too close to the Covid pandemic, too enmeshed in its ongoing risks, to fully evaluate what we did right and what we did wrong these past years, and how we can best plan for future pandemics. More

Not long ago, some of us were asked to attend a meeting at our institution on the topic of development and employment opportunities for young people… More

The sunsetting of emergency declarations and orders, while signaling a decrease in the turmoil caused by COVID-19, does not mean the pandemic is over in the United States or globally. More