Art’s Part in Public Health
Accessing and engaging with art has a number of public health benefits, but the art industry needs continued support to ensure its recovery in a post-pandemic world.
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Performing Public Health with Jonathan Hamilt
Jonathan Hamilt is co-founder of the NYC Chapter of Drag Story Hour and the executive director of Drag Story Hour, a national organization operating separately from DSHNYC. His drag persona, Ona Louise, works to heal her inner child by offering affirming and accepting programming for kids.
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Creating Community Health with Raquel Farrell-Kirk
Raquel Farrell-Kirk, an art therapist and community advocate, served as the lead therapist for an art program for the cities of Coral Springs and Parkland, Florida in the aftermath of a tragic school shooting.
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Death Doulas
End-of-life doulas help families and individuals navigate the final life transition, focusing on the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the dying person.
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Free Lunch: Boosting Nutrition and Math Scores
Free meals in schools have resulted in more students eating both breakfast and lunch, and have led to improved performance in the classroom.
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What Makes a City Livable?
City livability scores show residents’ priorities for their standard of living. These scores can also serve as proxies for public health.
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Preemption or Premonition?
If allowed to mandate paid sick leave, counties could prevent up to 10% of deaths from external causes among working adults.
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Breaking Down Child Poverty
Over the last 29 years, child poverty has dropped by 60%. But more can be done to prioritize the children that may slip through the cracks.
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Hannah Thompson
Hannah Thompson is an epidemiologist researching school- and community-based methods to decrease health disparities among youth.
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Shared Sites and Insights
Research shows that interactions between children and older adults could improve health outcomes and enhance social benefits for both groups.
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