Extreme Heat Shattering Record Highs
Heat action plans are important tools that cities use to reduce health risks related to extreme heat, but many plans lack specific strategies to reach important at-risk groups.
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Access and Accessibility in Opioid Treatment
Opioid use disorder treatment has steadily increased among American adults, but treatment use remains consistently lower for those adults with disabilities.
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Financial Warfare: Economic Abuse In Intimate Relationships
In the U.S., victims of economic abuse with low financial literacy face additional barriers to establishing the financial stability necessary to leave abusive relationships. Important lessons for supporting these victims may be found abroad.
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Fridge Full of Dollar Store Deals
Food purchases from dollar stores are increasing across the country, but concerns around the nutritional value of the offerings at these stores are leading some communities to outright ban them in their area.
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Hubs, Hotspots, and the Digital Divide
Farmworkers often lack internet access due to rural living conditions. To close this digital divide, the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program launched a project to increase connectivity and health information access in isolated areas.
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Geography of Despair
“Deaths of despair”–or deaths from stress-related conditions, such as suicide and drug overdose–are highest among rural counties and counties experiencing economic distress.
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Breaking the Broken Windows Theory
Decreasing policing of minor, non-criminal offenses through an alternative response program did not lead to an increase in violent offenses.
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Paula Lantz
Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak professor of health policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, discusses the effects of restrictive abortion policy in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
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The Debt Trap
Persistent student loan debt may have long-term health consequences, including increased risk for cardiovascular disease and chronic stress.
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Environmental Impact Impacts Unevenly
Neighborhood-level environmental factors, like exposure to industrial pollutants, led to increased pediatric ICU admissions for children with asthma.
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