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Urbanization
A map of the United States showing the locations of gun-related deaths over the course of a month, approximately 1,200 deaths. The map uses red circles to represent incidents, with the size indicating the number of victims killed, ranging from one to four. Specific locations of mass shootings are highlighted with larger circles and labeled. The distribution of incidents is concentrated in the eastern and southern parts of the United States, with fewer in the western states.

The United States Can't Arrest Its Way Out of Gun Violence

by Caroline Nobo

Communities, hospitals, and prosecutors can play valuable roles in curbing gun violence

Food
Southern States Eat Fewer Fruits and Vegetables: In 2021, nearly 57% of Alabama residents had a low-fruit diet and 75% of residents had a low-vegetable diet.

The Last Mile of Nutrition

by Louisa Ewald, Kate LeGrand, Ali H. Mokdad, Gregory A. Roth

Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets

A health worker sits outside a makeshift camp for blood tests on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on November 30, 2006
Gender

Addressing Contraceptive Needs for Women Living With HIV

by Preetika Banerjee, Ipsita Bhattacharjee, Shalini Singh

How community health workers can help promote choice in reproductive health care

Jill Biden listens as Namibia's first lady Monica Geingos speaks, at a conversation with spouses of leaders attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2022.
Gender

Women Leaders in Global Health

Three women discuss why they chose a career in global health and what inspired them to become leaders

A clinic support staff takes blood sample from a child at a clinic operated by Doctors without Borders in Bagega village in northeastern state of Zamfara, on August 14, 2013.
Governance

Religion and Childrens' Health in Nigeria

by Chisom Nri-Ezedi

The medical, legal, and ethical issues when children of Jehovah's Witnesses need blood transfusions

A doctor checks a patient in the hospital in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, China, on October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Governance

Letting Omicron Loose

by Chen Chen

A look at vulnerabilities in health-care capacity in China 

A bird's eye view of dozens of college students performing during a flash mob as a tribute to the cultural diversity of India, at Mumbai Central railway station, in Mumbai, India, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Governance

Three Years In

As India approaches the third anniversary of COVID, Ramanan Laxminarayan takes the temperature of the country's health

Seattle Mariners infielders hug and dance as they celebrate beating the San Diego Padres 6-1, at T-Mobile Park, in Seattle, Washington, on September 14, 2022.
Aging

The Quest for Social Connection and Well-Being

by Ali H. Mokdad, Dan Barnes, Sara Curran, Kyle Crowder, Jody Early, Meg Robertson

Scientists have been slow at developing strategies that measure and promote well-being within communities

Tomatoes ripen on a vine in a garden in Santa Maria Chiquimula, Guatemala.
Food

Growing Beyond Cultural Barriers in Guatemala

by Isabella Rolz, Jorge Rodriguez

How a young Maya woman is helping other women in her community blossom, one garden at a time

a health-worker performs a nasal swab on a young patient
Governance

COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call to Africa for Investing in Responsive and Resilient Health-Care Systems

by Tom Achoki

How COVID-19 is highlighting the importance of investing in countries' health-care systems

Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sanaa, Yemen October 18, 2020. The photo shows a darkened classroom with several students facing the camera. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Governance

COVID-19—A Review of Community Participation

by Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun

Citizen participation can reduce damages caused by the pandemic and—crucially—help identify a sustainable path forward

A boy stand in front of a graffiti promoting the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a powerful photo of a young boy walking in front of a sinister depiction of the virus with a face that appears to be sneeringly looking at the boy. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Governance

The Unpaid Debt of Underinvestment in Public Health

by Sonak D. Pastakia, James Akiruga Amisi, Tina Tran, David Mazza

Limited progress on the social determinants of health has left populations in Kenya and elsewhere vulnerable to COVID-19

A call for funding community health alongside other types of health care—like the nurses who staff the national hospital in Nairobi, Kenya seen here during the coronavirus outbreak on May 28, 2020. The photo shows a field of nurses exercising in a field. REUTERS
Poverty

We Need a Greater Commitment to Community Health

by Ruth Ngechu-Kihara

Community health care should be enshrined in national and local budgets, similar to education and other health spending

A general view of a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting the same day to limit the spread of coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria on March 30, 2020. The picture shows a market bustling with trade. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Governance

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Community Health

by Angela Gichaga, Amit Chandra, Nelly Wakaba, Claire K. Qureshi, Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy

Turning the tide on the pandemic and achieving greater global health security demands stronger community health systems