Jeffrey Sánchez: Growing up in Public Health
How can we make public health a part of a people’s culture and community? Public Health Post Fellow Julia Garcia asks Jeffrey Sánchez.
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When Airplanes Sing Too Loudly
New research has ignited concerns beyond annoyance to health effects of transportation noise, calling for updates to the national aviation noise policy.
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Don’t Be Fooled: Cigs Are Worse
If adult smokers view e-cigarettes as more harmful than traditional cigarettes, they may ignore a far less lethal alternative.
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Too Stressed for Academic Success
For historically underrepresented students, persistence and grit is seen as important for success. It also plays into the development of chronic stress.
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The Cost of Insulin
As total out-of-pocket spending on insulin has quadrupled from 2007 to 2017, lawmakers and industry leaders are put under pressure to control the prices.
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Inside Massachusetts’ Civil Commitment Process
Massachusetts provides a well-intentioned but imperfect example of how civil commitment policy can be implemented for those with substance use disorders.
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Education to Reduce Teen Baby Bumps
Understanding the factors that influence teen reproductive health is essential as evidence grows in the “safe sex” vs “abstinence only” education debate.
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Recovery and Resilience After Mass Violence
After mass violence, recovery and resilience efforts are most effective when they include local community organizations for promoting long-term wellbeing.
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Teenagers Peer at Their Problems
Socioeconomic status can affect teenagers’ perceptions of their peers’ experiences with life problems, further driving health inequities.
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Trump Shreds LGBT Health Protections
The Trump administration proposed regulations that would complicate LGBT individuals’ access to essential health services, further exacerbating disparities.
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Guns, Not Diagnoses, Kill
Contrary to prevailing media narratives, gun ownership–not mental illness–is what is actually associated with the rates of gun-involved homicides.
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Bridges to Care, Not Walls
Restrictive anti-immigrant policies are yielding long-term impacts on immigrant households, harming the community’s wellbeing and prohibiting health equity.
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Fentanyl East of the Mississippi
Naloxone and fentanyl test strips are rising as promising strategies to combat the rise in fentanyl-related overdose deaths east of the Mississippi.
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A Hearing Test for the Digital Age
Hearing loss is often underdiagnosed or considered a trivial effect of aging despite abundant evidence showing its far-reaching effects.
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