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How Overdose Prevention Centers Became Political Scapegoats

Although some politicians blame harm reduction efforts for societal problems, others view them as lifesaving solutions

National Security Debate on Global Health Enters a New Phase

Controversies about national security and global health are changing in a post-pandemic, geopolitical, and warming world

Governance

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War

How the war in the Middle East is harming U.S. adolescents and what civil society can do about it

Urbanization

Climate and Health: Global Problems, Local Solutions

For effective approaches to combat climate change, world leaders should look to cities like New York

Food

The Last Mile of Nutrition

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

Migration

"On the Move": How Climate Migration Will Remake America

In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life

Governance

Young Americans Prioritize Health Care in 2024 Election

The chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project explains why young Americans view health care as a top election issue

Gender

Addressing Mississippi's Maternal Health-Care Shortage

State regulations and payment systems have prevented the growth of freestanding birth centers

Governance

U.S. Disinformation Plan Put Geopolitics Above Global Health

Covert U.S. information operations during COVID-19 expose the dangers that global health faces when rival powers compete

Governance

Where Health Surfaced at the Republican National Convention

The RNC projected a strategy on health matters that shied away from overtly supporting unpopular positions

Food

Alcohol Industry Panics as Healthier Habits Cut Sales

Industry reps cite a "war on alcohol," but consumer attitudes suggest a cultural shift toward less drinking

Gender

Empowering Native Mothers Through Midwifery

A nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation on why there's now enough data to advance Indigenous birthing policy

Governance

H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?

The Rockefeller Foundation's Megan Diamond explains wastewater surveillance for monitoring the H5N1 outbreak

Governance

Supreme Court's Chevron Ruling Could Reshape Public Health

Overturning Chevron could deter policy for disaster responses, food safety, gender protections, and health care