Public Health

Black patients are significantly less likely to receive the gold standard of care after having a stroke, researchers report.

Studies show that health misinformation on social media has led to fewer people getting vaccinated and more lives lost to COVID-19 and other life-threatening diseases.

The murder of George Floyd and resulting racial justice movement forced many people and organizations to confront the inequities baked into their everyday lives and business practices. The COVID-19 pandemic’s…

Two-thirds of new HIV infections are among gay and bisexual men. Although cases have decreased among white men, they have stagnated among communities of color.

Research shows that focusing strictly on weight loss is not only ineffective in the long term, it can even be harmful and counterproductive.

Over the past decade, many health foundations have shifted from funding specific programs to addressing social determinants of health by supporting policy and systems change strategies Abundant research has demonstrated that low-income communities of color face structural barriers to health that…

A recent Urban event brought together experts on rural health equity to offer strategies for rural practitioners to form partnerships, use data, and access financing to address health challenges.

The key to healing in an epidemic of loneliness is found in local communities that address social isolation as a public health concern.

Philanthropy is increasingly embracing narrative change as a tool for building public and political will to advance equitable policies and structural change. Yet philanthropic narrative investments to advance racial justice…

The Leon Lowenstein Foundation (LLF) is a family foundation established in 1941 with a focus on health, education, and the environment. In 2019, the Leon Lowenstein Foundation (LLF) adopted a new focus area for our health grantmaking.

Nearly all historically redlined neighborhoods are subject to noise levels linked with hearing loss, according to a new study.

The latest CDC data shows a significant increase for women between the ages of 25 and 34. The number of suicides for men increased 2 percent.