Thoai D. Ngo
Thoai D. Ngo is the chair and professor of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
How the MAHA Commission Can Improve U.S. Life Expectancy
To help Americans live healthier, policymakers should address what researchers call the causes of causes for ill health
Tackling the U.S. Coronavirus Data Catastrophe
Recommendations for the Biden-Harris COVID-19 response national strategy
Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization
To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization
Two Hundred Thousand and (Not) Counting
The U.S. failure to collect social and community data hampers efforts to control COVID-19 and to address health inequity
One Weak Link and the Whole Thing Falls Apart
A more structured, uniform, and comprehensive U.S. approach is needed to collect, report, and analyze coronavirus data
We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19
Concentrate testing in poor Black and Latinx neighborhoods now and plan for an equitable distribution of future vaccines