This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As school systems across the country learned when they were forced to suddenly close in spring 2020, remote instruction is a fundamentally different task than what school districts are designed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While COVID-19 has certainly taken centerstage when it comes to global health news over the last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is now drawing attention to a different health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When schools closed last March, roughly 16 million U.S. K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. In the months that followed, many states and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of mental healthcare is closely intertwined with human rights violations, incarceration, and a lack of patient-centred approaches. A ‘community-centric’ approach has often been offered as an alternative to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2021 has a lot riding on it. Maybe that amount of pressure isn’t fair, but such is life when you are following up a clunker like 2020. Across…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic from the beginning. Crucial to managing the pandemic is mitigating the effects of misinformation, which the World Health Organization dubbed an “infodemic.”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You probably still remember public service ads that scared you: The cigarette smoker with throat cancer. The victims of a drunk driver. The guy who neglected his cholesterol lying in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, one of my clients, a family foundation, realized that one of the biggest barriers to further improving their grantmaking process was their lack of a formal system for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our industrial food system affects public health in many ways: the obesity epidemic, antibiotic resistance, farm and food worker health and more. While industrialized farming practices are legally within the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Part I, we introduced Bill Nimmo and Kizmin Reeves, a retired couple that became involved in the rescue of seven tigers they had known as cubs in New Jersey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Apprenticeships have a long history in the U.S., but they have yet to be widely adopted outside trades such as construction and utilities. Apprenticeships, which combine on-the-job and classroom training…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, more Americans hope to receive a COVID-19 vaccine than current vaccine supply will allow. Consequently, although President Joe Biden’s initial promise to dole out 100 million vaccine doses in…