Health

A community garden, a jobs program, meal distribution, community clean-ups: These are the amenities and services that unhoused people and mutual aid organizations created in Los Angeles’ Echo Park after…

A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.

Online advertising featuring bright colors, cartoon figures and promotions by social media influencers entice adolescents to try tobacco.

Housing policies established more than eight decades ago that effectively trapped people of color in low income and segregated neighborhoods continue to affect the health of residents to this day,…

Vaccines are considered one of the most important public health innovations of the 20th century, with many impressive effects: they save lives, prevent and limit the effects of many diseases and…

A trauma-informed culture enhances your nonprofit’s organizational sustainability, employee well-being, and overall productivity.

New York City’s plan has garnered the most attention – and criticism – but several cities are expanding their own intervention programs.

When we think about global health, we might not specifically think about women’s health, but women spend 25% more time with significant health issues than men. This time adds up to approximately…

You may know Providence as a US-based healthcare provider, especially if you live in the western half of the continent. In fact, they have 120,000 caregivers serving in 51 hospitals and over…

Rachel Ndirangu knows her numbers. “Nearly 300,000 women die annually from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, with 95% in LMICs,” says Ndirangu, the Africa Regional Director for Advocacy…

It should come as no surprise to learn that plastic is toxic. Numerous studies have outlined the physical dangers that the chemicals in plastic present. From disrupting our hormones to causing…