Broken Bridges, Digital Divides
Broadband divides within urban areas further increase the social exclusion of marginalized communities, exacerbating the lack of educational, economic and social opportunity.
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What’s for Lunch?
Changes in school nutrition standards did not change levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. However, both sugar consumption and obesity prevalence decreased.
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Josh Trautwein
Josh Trautwein is co-founder and CEO of About Fresh, a Boston organization that provides healthy and affordable food.
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Dr. YouTube
YouTube was reported as the most used social networking site for health information.
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The Case with CPS
Census and child protection data from 1999 to 2017 showed Black and American Indian families experienced involvement with Child Protection Services at twice the rates of white children.
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Too Close for Comfort
Researchers examined the mental health impacts of non-traditional oil extractions on residents in Colorado.
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Yo Soy Primero Culebrense
The environmental and social impacts of the US military, hurricanes and tourism on Culebra, a Puerto Rican archipelago, are lasting.
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María Neira, Phuoc Le, Olakunle Alonge, and Helena Legido-Quigley
Public Health Post sat down with Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization, Dr. Phuoc Le, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Dr. Olakunle Alonge, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Helena Legido-Quigley, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Migration and Health and Associate Professor at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, to talk about global health and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Albeliz Santiago-Colón
On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, Public Health Post sat down with Albeliz Santiago-Colón, a researcher with the World Trade Center Health Program, to learn about the health impacts on survivors and responders of the attacks.
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