Do Corporations Have a Right to Profit From Endangering Our Health?
by Jonathan Heller In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously warned Americans about the growing power of the military-industrial complex. More than 50 years later, Nicholas...
View ArticleTennessee’s Jekyll and Hyde Moment: Should Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs Be...
By Sara Satinsky Should pregnant women who use drugs be charged as criminals or given help? From a public health perspective the choice is clear: provide treatment to help women quit drugs before their...
View ArticleA powerful prescription for better public health: raise the minimum wage
by Rajiv Bhatia, M.D. Over the past three decades, real wages for low-income workers in the United States have either stagnated or declined. The federal minimum wage is intended to maintain a decent...
View ArticleSearching for safer chemicals – but safer for whom? New EPA flame retardants...
When a widely used chemical is identified as an environmental health hazard and targeted for phase-out and elimination, among the most challenging questions for those involved with using and making...
View ArticleStudy: Reduced emissions from electric cars could prevent thousands of deaths
When compared with gasoline-powered cars, vehicles fueled with electricity from renewable sources could cut air pollution-related deaths by 70 percent, according to a new study, which noted that air...
View ArticleStudy: Building walkable communities can change behavior for the better
It’s not unusual for studies on community walkability to face the perplexing question of self-selection. In other words, people who already like to walk end up moving to walkable communities and so...
View ArticleMeaningful gains or huge setbacks?: Congress weighs two bills aimed at...
For years, advocates have been calling on policymakers to reform the nation’s outdated chemical safety laws. Today, two such bills stand before Congress — one that advocates say better protects the...
View ArticleHow can global health funding be better coordinated?
It seems simple enough – a proliferation of donors in global health means more money to solve some of the world’s most pressing health issues. Right? Not exactly. A lot of new evidence is coming out...
View ArticleStudy: Preventable death rates drop when multiple sectors partner for better...
If you work in public health, you've probably heard about the new era of practice — an era being dubbed Public Health 3.0. Among the components that define this new phase is an emphasis on building...
View ArticleImmigrant rights are under attack, what public health should do to fight back
The public health community must fight back against President Trump's plan to deport 2 million undocumented residents, many of whom came to the US to escape violence and poverty.
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