This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Courtney Bryan is the executive director of the Center for Court Innovation, a New York City-based nonprofit that pilots innovative programs, conducts original research, and provides expert assistance to justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and we have all witnessed the incredible effects mask wearing has on slowing the transmission of the coronavirus. The United…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q: How are children affected by climate change? A: Children are uniquely vulnerable to changes in the environment, specifically to extreme changes such as heat waves and air pollution that are…
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. 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. 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…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This spring The California Endowment (TCE) named Kris Hayashi (he/him/his), Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center (TLC), as the first ‘out’ transgender person to serve on its Board of Directors. Kris’ appointment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One night, a woman I’ll call Tonya got a compliment from a guy when she was out with her boyfriend. Tonya’s boyfriend cursed her because another man had complimented her.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Families are the foundation of our society, and every family deserves the opportunity for a healthy start. But the reality is that stark birth inequities prevent many from a chance…