This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I hear that I might still have to wear a mask even after I get vaccinated. Why? It will likely be the continued recommendation that everyone wear a mask when…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus pandemic has opened many of our eyes to how sectors and systems do or don’t address the ever-growing health and income inequities in this country. We can approach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sometimes the desire to support a good cause turns into a passion—and then a calling. Such has been the case for Steven Cohen with regard to veterans’ services. Through the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Being food-insecure – unable to get enough nutritious food to meet your needs – can take a toll on your health. So Dayton Children’s Hospital has begun to screen its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Members of the University of Michigan’s Sustainable Food Systems Initiative reviewed recent academic papers that discuss the United Nations goal of ending hunger and malnutrition worldwide by 2030. They reviewed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s hard to remember, in the midst of a calamitous global pandemic, that people around the globe are healthier now than they were just a few decades ago. We’re smoking less,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First, most people consider themselves above average at spotting misinformation. And, second, misinformation often triggers negative emotions that resonate with people. The findings may help communicators share accurate information more effectively.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oregon became the first state in the United States to decriminalize the possession of all drugs on Nov. 3, 2020. Measure 110, a ballot initiative funded by the Drug Policy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every year, tens of millions of Americans avoid the flu vaccine. During the 2019-2020 flu season, fewer than half of U.S. adults got the shot. The Latino population is more…
Over the course of producing three seasons of The Response podcast, we’ve explored how natural hazards and other disruptions disproportionately impact marginalized communities at length. But one population we haven’t discussed before…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tamra Burns Loeb, UCLA School of Medicine and Dorothy Chin, UCLA School of Medicine The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the reality that health in the U.S. has glaring racial inequities.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the approaching rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine brings hope of an eventual end to the pandemic, it also introduces ethical dilemmas. With various groups of Americans at heightened risk of…