Perceptions of Powerlessness
Perceived powerlessness may influence both perceived safety and mental health, particularly for women on college campuses.
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2020 PHP Fellowship
Apply for the PHP Fellowship to research and write powerful stories on population health and social justice with a diverse team of writers and editors.
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Injection Protection
A judge in Philadelphia ruled safe consumption spaces do not violate federal law, which may push others to seriously consider this harm reduction option.
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Neera Tanden
PHP Fellow Greg Kantor profiles Neera Tanden to discuss her work during the Obama Administration and responding to the legacy of slavery.
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Passing the Baton to Millennials
The public’s health and wellbeing now depend on the LGBT activists of the HIV epidemic’s early days to pass the baton to Millennials.
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Gloria Respress-Churchwell
PHP Fellow Jori Fortson profiles Gloria Respress-Churchwell to discuss her book, Follow Chester!, microaggression, and the art of public health writing.
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A Healthy House from Medicaid?
The link between housing stability and Medicaid suggests that costs for health and housing may be in direct competition for families already on the brink.
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Diabetes, Dialysis, and Documentation
Without Medicaid expansion, undocumented patients with end-stage renal disease have no other pathways for dialysis but sporadic emergency department care.
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Mental Health, Minority Mothers
Pediatric, African-American patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to grow up with younger mothers than their White counterparts.
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Death with Dignity
Massachusetts House bill H.1926 could allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients who wish to die.
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Innovation for Rural Health
The conventional view of emergency department visitation as only necessary for acute illness is far from reality in rural communities.
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Hectic Vectors
The incidence of insect-borne diseases, like Eastern Equine Encephalitis, continues to rise across the US. Blame it on climate change.
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Immigration and the Health of LGBTQ+ Asylees
As restrictive policies further stretch an overburdened asylum system, the role of health professionals in the asylum process has never been more important.
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