Kenyon Farrow
On World AIDS Day, Kenyon Farrow, a writer, editor, and strategist, gives perspective to HIV in the time of Covid-19.
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Rules of Play
The American public deserves to be safe from toxic chemicals and hazardous design flaws in workplaces, public spaces, and the bedroom.
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Melissa Begg
Melissa Begg reflects on the intersection between social work and public health while also considering the role women play in science.
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Covid-19 Vaccination Line-up
Public support for ranked vaccine allocation will help ensure that funds and distribution efforts target high-risk groups.
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Hard Work Doesn’t Pay
Reparations and baby bonds are just two economic plans that could fundamentally restructure Black communities.
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Guns and Our Youth
Eighteen to 20-year-olds account for only 4% of the population, yet they are responsible for causing as many as 17% of gun-related deaths.
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Reckless Recycling
If single-stream recycling is to remain an option, we need better recycler education and container labeling to prevent cross-contamination.
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Moving Beyond Healthcare
The mental health services landscape developed as segregated and inadequate for Black Americans during and after Reconstruction.
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Feeding the Classes
A startling and rising number of US residents face the everyday uncertainty of food insecurity, but the solution may be more than money.
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Michael Gillette
Michael Gillette, a medical ethicist, considers how Covid-19 affects hospital policy and the rationing of health care services.
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Using Covid-19 to End HIV
The public health response to Covid-19 provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to end the HIV epidemic in America.
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Weathering the Workforce
Now is the time to start educating the health care workforce about the risks of climate change and how to reduce them.
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Becoming Homebound
While the pandemic has led to massive strides in remote-care delivery, we must ensure that the concerns of homebound patients are addressed.
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