This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we explore building back better after the pandemic, we are thinking a lot about readdressing power imbalances and about diversity, equity, and inclusion. If we are to do this…
Understanding extant stress levels within a community can help inform how it responds to acute or traumatic events. This report presents a concept of community allostatic load based on that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyday life for many people in both trivial and profound ways. Embracing pants without a waistband, trying out creative baking – and perhaps spending a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the corner of Sei Batanghari Road in Medan, the capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, kindergarten students run around a building in their school uniforms. The bell to call…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated an unprecedented $350 billion in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to states, counties, tribal governments, and cities to address the pandemic’s disproportionate public health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the past 20 years, I have been engaged in efforts to end the opioid epidemic, as a public health official, researcher and clinician. And for every one of those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to gun violence in America, one solution politicians and citizens often talk about is better mental-health screenings. But a new study suggests there’s little being done to mitigate the risks…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Insulin is as essential as water for many people with diabetes. Of the more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, approximately 7.4 million rely on insulin to manage their condition.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the next two weeks, world leaders are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th annual UN Climate Conference (COP26). Against a backdrop of intensifying climate impacts — such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic, mental health concerns, inflation, the “Great Resignation,” cyberattacks: Leaders of organizations across sectors have a wide range of worries these days. Dealing with these concerns requires us to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Allowing teens to consent to getting the human papillomavirus vaccine without parental involvement could be an important strategy for improving vaccination rates, a new study shows. The strategy is already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Vaccines are one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health interventions in the history of medicine. Each year, vaccines save millions of lives and billions of dollars in indirect…