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January 2024 David N. Pellow,
Research on the linkages among climate change, public health, and mental health is still in its early stages, with scholars just beginning to explore… More
December 2023 Jonathan I. Levy,
In November 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would require water systems to replace all lead service… More
December 2023 Lawrence O. Gostin, Sarah Wetter, Alexandra Finch,
In November of this year, global health leaders gathered at the World Health City Forum in Incheon, South Korea to discuss the future of the… More
December 2023 Sandro Galea, George J. Annas,
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
December 2023 John Lowe,
Including Native American perspectives in discussions of health equity is essential to gaining a comprehensive understanding of health. As the… More
November 2023 John E. McDonough,
National and state polls are still early and close regarding the 2024 presidential race between likely nominees President Joe Biden and former… More
November 2023 Paula M. Lantz,
Paula M. Lantz warns against complacency in COVID-19. More
October 2023 Ashley A. Meehan, Joshua M. Sharfstein,
It is no longer novel to point out that housing has substantial impacts on health. Housing quality influences exposure to health harms like lead,… More
August 2023 Harold A. Pollack, Nate Glasser, Selwyn Rogers, Jr.,
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
July 2023 Sandro Galea,
The recent Supreme Court ruling striking down decades of race-based affirmative action in college admissions has reopened, once again, the national… More
