This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After nearly two weeks of suffering through some of the worst air quality in the world, fresh winds blew the wildfire smoke out of Seattle, Portland, and other West Coast…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The closure of city public school buildings Thursday also marked the end of in-person classes for another population of New York City youngsters: kids being held in juvenile lockups. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On December 6, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its annual report on malaria. The report notes that in 2020, there were more than 241 million cases and approximately 627,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Development funding for efforts to tackle air pollution falls far short of what is needed in a world where nine in 10 people breathe air that is damaging their health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), I have all too often observed that conversations about health equity ignore disability issues. We must shift the narrative about social justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How does “Build Back Better” mean for women who are being displaced into poverty and experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles? I have witnessed firsthand the systemic barriers that this population…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Representation is really important; it plays a vital role in cancer prevention and research,” said Craig Dee, also a member of the Navajo (Dine’) Tribe, and a community health educator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Forty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Black women continue to bear the highest burden of HIV among women. Although Black women represent only 13% of the female population, they accounted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the world’s largest pork producer and a major public utility announced they would team up to turn hog manure from North Carolina swine farms into energy, they billed their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In-person schooling is back across the country this school year, but fewer students than normal are regularly attending class, according to data emerging from states and school districts. Statewide daily…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An analysis of all 50 states’ school COVID-19 policies finds widespread discordance and variation. The look at policies about masking in schools, requiring COVID-19 vaccines for eligible students and teachers,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High-profile police shootings and deaths of black men in custody – or even while out jogging – bring cries of racism across the country. The May 25 death of George…